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Complete Port-Access Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy Utilizing Three-Arm Technique Without a Transthoracic Utility Incision

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Despite the superior outcomes of VATS compared to thoracotomy, review of STS database substantiates limited adoption of VATS. Therefore, VATS cannot be acknowledged as the “standard of care” for the treatment of pulmonary malignancies. During the past decade, robotic surgical systems have been increasingly utilized to perform highly complex surgical procedures. The use of the robot in thoracic surgery is in its early development; however, the trend in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery is projected to surpass the adoption of VATS and to mirror that of other robotic surgical subspecialties. This chapter outlines a robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic technique for lung resection that has been proven safe and feasible and more importantly could encourage broader use of minimally invasive lobectomy for a broader population of patients with clinically operable lung cancer.

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  • Pulmonary Resection
  • Vinci Surgical System
  • Hilar Structure
  • Systematic Lymph Node Dissection
  • Assistant Port

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  1. Department of Cardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Baptist Health of South Florida, 6200 SW 72nd Street, Suite 604, Miami, FL, 33143, USA

    Mark R. Dylewski M.D.

  2. North Shore LIJ Health System, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 E 77th Street, New York, NY, 10075, USA

    Richard Lazzaro M.D.

  3. Department of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA

    Abbas E. Abbas M.D.

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Dylewski, M.R., Lazzaro, R., Abbas, A.E. (2014). Complete Port-Access Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy Utilizing Three-Arm Technique Without a Transthoracic Utility Incision. In: Kim, K. (eds) Robotics in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8739-5_7

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