Part 1: Overview Principles of Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Program Development and Equipment Anesthesia for Robotic Thoracic Surgery Part 2: Anatomic Lung Resection Robotic Lobectomy Robotic Lobectomy: Hilum First Technique Robotic Pancoast and Chest Wall Resection Part 3: Mediastinum Robotic Anterior Mediastinal Mass/Cyst and Thymectomy Robotic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Resection: Belgium Robotic Thymectomy: China Robotic Applications to the Mediastinum Difficult Mediastinal Mass Resections: Robotic Approach and Solutions: Austria Part 4: Esophagectomy Robotic Transhiatal Esophagectomy Robot-Assisted Thoracolaparoscopic Esophagectomy: The Netherlands Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in the Semi-Prone Position Robotic Esophagectomy Part 5: Diaphragm Procedures Laparoscopic Robotic Diaphragmatic Plication Robotic Diaphragmatic Mass Removal Robotic Phrenic Nerve Pacemaker Implantation Robotic Pericardial Cyst/Mass Resection The Surgical Treatment of Pericardial Disease: The Robotic Approach Robotic Transthoracic Thoracic Duct Ligation Robotic Diaphragm Plication Part 6: Hiatal Hernia Repair Robotic Laparoscopic Modified Belsey Procedure (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Robotic Fundoplication: Nissen-Rossetti Robotic Paraesophageal "Giant" Hiatal Hernia Repair Part 7: Repair of Esophageal Dysmotility Robotic Heller Myotomy Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy (Heller Myotomy) in Achalasia: Austria Part 8: Miscellaneous Robotic-Assisted Esophageal Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy Esophageal Leiomyoma Robotic Transthoracic Esophageal Leiomyoma Resection Robotic First Rib Resection: Paget-Schroetter's Syndrome.