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Patients with external magnet retention difficulties can present a challenge to users of cochlear implants and their providers. Conservative measures will alleviate the issue in many cases. Skin flap thinning is a viable option for those patients whose magnet retention difficulties do not resolve with conservative treatments. However, extra vigilance must be given to the skin flap in all cases to monitor the effects of both conservative and nonconservative measures because overcorrection may risk skin breakdown.

We describe the technique for the first robotically assisted bilateral bronchoplasty for the treatment of tracheobronchomalacia. Since 1954, this disease process has been treated with a right thoracotomy and posterior splinting of the tracheal membrane with mesh to restore the C-shape of the trachea. Traditional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has been of limited benefit in these cases owing to technical challenges. A robotically assisted technique offers the dual benefit of a minimally invasive port-based system while reproducing an open surgical technique.

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