Figure 3.
(A) The intra-thoracic trachea was dissected and the mass was exposed; (B) complete excision of the mass and the partial trachea was performed. The area of deletion of the tracheal wall was about 2.5 cm × 2 cm; (C) the cartilaginous portion and the membrane portion of the trachea were sutured with two 2-0 Prolene sutures; (D) the robotic clamp and needle holder were used to tie the suture knots following the anastomosis.
