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. 2021 Oct;13(10):6141–6154. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2019-rts-04

Figure 19.

Figure 19

Phase IV—robotic dissection of the first rib and disarticulation of the SC joint, The hook cautery in the right robotic arm (30 cut/30 coagulation setting) is used to dissect the first rib away from the SV, disconnect the scalene muscles from the rib, and disarticulate the rib from the sternal and times clavicular joint. SC, costo-sternal; SV, subclavian vein.