ArticleJTCVS open2025
Can we rely on intraoperative bronchoscopic biopsies for surgical decision making? 78 single anesthetic robotic bronchoscopy to anatomic resections.
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- Clinical and operational impact of single anesthesia events in the surgical management of early-stage lung cancer: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Single anesthetic bronchoscopic biopsy to robotic resection workflow.JTCVS techniques · 2026Article
- Comment on single anesthesia robotic bronchoscopy.JTCVS open · 2025Article
- Reply: Response to concerns regarding single-anesthesia robotic bronchoscopy for lung nodules.JTCVS open · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate intraoperative pathologic assessment of robotic bronchoscopic biopsies and its role in altering the operative plan. Methods: We included patients consented for robotic bronchoscopy with biopsy followed by possible pulmonary resection between April 2021 and May 2024. Cohen's kappa test was used to assess agreement between frozen section and final pathology. Diagnostic yield was calculated for strict and intermediate yields, separated into tertiles. Potentially avoidable benign resections were defined as cases in which a benign biopsy result would have excluded surgery. Results: A total of 107 patients consented for the procedure, with 78 patients meeting the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 67.9 ± 12.1. Patients with a final benign diagnosis were more likely to be younger (61.5 ± 15.3 years vs 69.5 ± 10.7 years; Conclusions: Intraoperative robotic bronchoscopic biopsy provides reliable pathologic information. Combining robotic bronchoscopy with possible surgical resection results in a low benign resection rate.
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