Da Vinci Robot-Assisted Pulmonary Lobectomy in Early Stage Lung Cancer: 3 cases report.
- Author:
Seok Jin HAAM
1
;
Kyo Joon LEE
;
Sang Ho CHO
;
Hyung Joong KIM
;
Se Eun JEON
;
Doo Yun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. dylee@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoma, non-small cell, lung;
Lobectomy;
Robotics
- MeSH:
Humans;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Robotics;
Telescopes;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(5):659-662
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Video-assisted pulmonary lobectomy was introduced in the early 1990's by several authors, and the frequency of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer has been slowly increasing because of its safety and oncologic acceptability in patients with early stage lung cancer. However, VATS is limited by 2D imaging, an unsteady camera platform, and limited maneuverability of its instruments. The da Vinci Surgical System was recently introduced to overcome these limitations. It has a 3D endoscopic system with high resolution and magnified binocular views and EndoWrist instruments. We report three cases of da Vinci robot system-assisted pulmonary lobectomy in patients with early stage lung cancer.
