This video reviews the technical details of a robotic left upper lobe posterior segmentectomy, using indocyanine green and navigational bronchoscopy.
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Robotic Thoracic Surgery
April 19, 2018
April 18, 2018
The authors present the minimally invasive management of a proximal left lower lobe carcinoid with endobronchial extension.
January 22, 2018
A model analysis of a phase I surgical device trial. The readable editorial discusses the adoption of surgical innovation on the occasion of a harmonic sealing device for pulmonary resections, highlighting the problem of ligating small branches of the pulmonary artery in confined spaces.
January 15, 2018
In this video-based article, Sarsam and colleagues demonstrate the use of continuous barbed sutures in four robotic procedures, two wedge bronchoplasties and two sleeve bronchoplasties.
January 13, 2018
Interesting research/opinion piece about how the introduction of robots has forced a change in surgical training, with some residents gaining skill through a process of "shadow learning."
December 11, 2017
Find it here: The 4M Symposium on Robotic Thoracic Surgery on CTSNet.
November 20, 2017
This video shows a five-port technique for robot-assisted resection of hilar lung cancer.
September 20, 2017
This video shows a successful robot-assisted right middle lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer.
July 27, 2017
Lacroix and colleagues evaluated pulmonary function, pain, and quality of life in patients who underwent robotic thoracic surgery, predominantly for non-small cell lung cancer. The authors observed no difference between preoperative and 7-month postoperative pulmonary function.
July 4, 2017
This video presents the case of a 45-year-old female patient who underwent a robotic assisted wedge resection for a pulmonary nodule, using intraoperative navigational bronchoscopy and ICG tattoo.