title: Robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of intralobar sequestration.
abstract: In this paper, we report the first case of a robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of intralobar sequestration. By virtue of greater dexterity and three-dimensional visualization, the da Vinci robot enables a safer, more precise dissection of sequestered tissue in the face of chronic inflammatory adhesions than conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery does. Thus, in expert hands, such robotic technology is likely to result in less bleeding complications and less conversions to open surgery in cases of sequestration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. faisalmiam@gmail.com
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Mufarrej
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tempesta
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Strother
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gharagozloo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome