ArticleWorld journal of surgery2026
Initial Surgical Results of Subcostal Single-Port Robotic Lung Resection: A Comparative Analysis With the Multi-Port Robot.
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- Uniportal versus multiportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for anatomical pulmonary resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of perioperative recovery and surgical quality.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of uniportal and multiportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- The evolution of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: current platforms, emerging technologies, and future perspectives - a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Thinking Outside the Box-and the Thoracic Cage: The Rise of Subcostal Single-Port Robotic Lung Surgery.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe da Vinci SP enables single-port robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and this modality represents a novel approach to lung resection via the subcostal arch technique. We implemented this technique at our institution, performed 30 surgeries, and then compared the outcomes with those of surgeries using the da Vinci Xi system.
methodsThirty consecutive patients in each group with stage I-III lung cancer, who were all operated on with da Vinci SP and Xi, were compared.
resultsThe SP group included 24 lobectomies and 6 segmentectomies. The Xi group included 16 lobectomies, 1 bilobectomy, and 13 segmentectomies. No conversion was required in either group. An additional port was needed in two cases in the SP group. There were no significant differences in the perioperative outcomes between the SP and Xi groups. Postoperative complications occurred in two patients in the SP group and nine patients in the Xi group. No complications classified as Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ 3 were observed in the SP group.
conclusionsAnatomic lung resection using the da Vinci SP system demonstrated outcomes that were comparable to those of the da Vinci Xi system.
trial registrationClinical registration number: approval number, H2025-092; date of approval, 2025.6.3, Mie university Hospital.
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