Bilateral Robot-Assisted Thoracic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis

Abstract

Objectives: Robot-assisted prostatectomy is already a standard procedure in many centers around the world. During the last years, several departments started with robot-assisted surgery in the thorax (RATS), too. The commonly performed procedures are anatomic lobectomies and mediastinal thymectomies. Because of the 3D optic with magnification, free grades of the robot arms and tremor filter RATS has the potential to provide a tool for more precise and controlled sympathectomies in hyperhidrosis patients. We analyzed our experience with bilateral robot-assisted sympathectomy.