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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1953-1955
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case report

Resection of a symptomatic pericardial cyst using the computer-enhanced Da Vinci^TM surgical system

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

Accepted for publication November 26, 2002.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr Mack, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, M-404, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10021, USA
e-mail: cmack{at}med.cornell.edu

Traditionally, symptomatic pericardial cysts have been treated with thoracotomy and resection. More recently, video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures for pericardial cysts have been reported. We present the case of a 43-year-old man who was suffering from a symptomatic pericardial cyst. He underwent successful resection using a computer-enhanced robotic surgical system. This case is an example of the continued extension of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery.