ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2016
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy for locally advanced lung cancer.
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- Can the robot overcome technical challenges of thoracoscopic bronchial anastomosis?Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- Robotic sleeve lobectomy-recent advances.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- The evolution of robotic thoracic surgery.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2019Review
- Is pneumonectomy still necessary?Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
- Robotic sleeve resection for pulmonary disease.World journal of surgical oncology · 2018Article
- Robotic sleeve lobectomy with four arms for lung cancer centrally located in the right lower lobe: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2017Article
- Initial Results of Robotic Surgery for Primary Lung Cancer: Feasibility, Safety and Learning Curve.Yonago acta medica · 2017Article
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a helpful tool or just another expensive gadget?Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Article
- Comparison of Sleeve Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Using Mini-Thoracotomy and an Optimized Robot-Assisted Technique.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe Da Vinci robotic system has been used to enhance the surgeon's visualization and agility in lung cancer surgery, and thus facilitate refined dissection, knot tying and suturing. However, only a few case reports exist on performing a sleeve lobectomy with a robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) technique. Here we describe our early experience performing RATS sleeve lobectomies. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting a series of RATS sleeve lobectomies.
methodsThe six consecutive NSCLC patients who underwent a RATS sleeve lobectomy between November 2013 and July 2015 at the National Taiwan University Hospital were enrolled in this study. The lobectomies were all performed by the same surgeon using a three-arm robotic system with an additional utility incision made for assistance and specimen retrieval.
resultsFive patients were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, while the sixth was diagnosed with a carcinoid tumor. The mean operation time was 436.7 [255-745] minutes. The mean postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) stay and hospital stay were 3.7 [1-11] and 11.3 [3-26] days, respectively. Two (33.3%; 2/6) morbidities were noted, including one pneumonia and one anastomosis stricture. There were no cases of mortality or of conversion to thoracotomy.
conclusionsOur experience performing a RATS sleeve lobectomy in the six patients demonstrated the feasibility of RATS in complex lung cancer surgeries. The three-dimensional vision and articulated joint instruments made robotic-assisted bronchial anastomosis easier under the endoscopic setting. Our experience suggests that RATS offers specific advantages with regard to accuracy and safety when performing sleeve lobectomies.
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