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![Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy: bilateral approach](https://image.oaes.cc/e950f5d9-841c-4e37-93e6-69830a9c0841/3562.fig.1.jpg)
Figure 1. Young patient positioned for bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy; right-sided approach. The entire chest is lifted from the table by a soft gel shoulder roll with both arms extended overhead to allow full exposure of the bilateral hemithoraces (A); port placement for bilateral VATS thymectomy (B). ICS: intercostal space