[Total port-access robot-assisted lobectomy for lung cancer].
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.
Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Yusuke
Y
Tanaka
Makoto
M
Oda
Isao
I
Matsumoto
Masaya
M
Takizawa
Ryuichi
R
Waseda
Nobuyoshi
N
Tanaka
Mari
M
Shimada
Norihiko
N
Ishikawa
Go
G
Watanabe
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*