[Total port-access robot-assisted lobectomy for lung cancer]

Kyobu Geka. 2012 Jun;65(6):456-60.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We reported 2 cases of total port-access right lower lobectomy with hilar and mediastinal lymph nodal dissection using the da Vinci surgical system through subcostal trans-diaphragmatic approach. In case 1, the operating time was 6 hours 00 minutes, and the total blood loss was little. In case 2, the operating time was 6 hours 30 minutes, and the total blood loss was little. The da Vinci surgical system provides a high-resolution stereoscopic image and allows remote, tremor-free, and scaled control of endoscopic surgical instruments with 7 degrees of freedom. Minimally invasive robot-assisted lobectomy is an effective procedure and may add benefits for both surgeon and patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lymph Node Excision / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Pneumonectomy / methods*
  • Robotics / methods*