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Robotically Assisted Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer

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Robotic da Vinci System represents a technological advancement of videothoracoscopic approach and allows to perform advanced and complex pulmonary resection, thanks to the high quality of tridimensional view and precision of instrument movements. It represents a feasible and safe approach for major lung resection for lung cancer, and the technique of robotic lobectomies has been already described by different authors. We describe the indication, surgical technique, and results of four-arm robot-assisted pneumonectomy. Tips and pitfalls are discussed of this new frontier of robotic surgery for lung cancer.

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  1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy

    Lorenzo Spaggiari M.D., Giulia Veronesi M.D. & Ruy Fernando Kuenzer Caetano da Silva

  2. Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20100, Milan, Italy

    Lorenzo Spaggiari M.D., Giulia Veronesi M.D. & Ruy Fernando Kuenzer Caetano da Silva

  3. Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy

    Lorenzo Spaggiari M.D., Giulia Veronesi M.D. & Ruy Fernando Kuenzer Caetano da Silva

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Spaggiari, L., Veronesi, G., da Silva, R.F.K.C. (2012). Robotically Assisted Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer. In: Inderbitzi, R., Schmid, R., Melfi, F., Casula, R. (eds) Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11861-6_14

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