title: Left lower lobe sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer using the Da Vinci surgical system.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Despite the robotic surgery is widely applied, sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer using the Da Vinci surgical system is still less performed. We described a sleeve lobectomy for adenocarcinoma located at the left lower lobe using the Da Vinci surgical system.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of 57-year old female referred to our hospital. Computed tomography scan showed an occupation located at the left lower lobe and adenocarcinoma project from the lobe bronchus was diagnosed by bronchoscope examination. A sleeve lobectomy was performed using the Da Vinci surgical system and the postoperative recovery was uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Robotic thoracic surgery is feasible to perform sleeve lobectomy inspite of inadequate experience.
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China. qdmhts@163.com.
authors.forename: Yandong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Liangdong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Lung cancer surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Robot-assisted lung resection; Sleeve lobectomy