Perspectives and horizons of non-intubated robotic-assisted tracheal surgery

Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Correspondence to: Isabella B. Metelmann, MD, MA. Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. Email: isabella.metelmann@medizin.uni-leipzig.de. Comment on: Li S, Ai Q, Liang H, et al. Non-intubated robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for tracheal/airway resection and reconstruction: technique description and preliminary results. Ann Surg 2021. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004887.

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