Single-port robotic subcostal major pulmonary resection using the single-port robotic system.

Journal: World journal of surgery
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The da Vinci single-port system (SPS) (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) was designed for single-port (SP) surgery. Although we have reported our clinical outcomes using the SPS for a simple procedure in general thoracic surgery, major pulmonary resection had been performed only in cadaveric experiments to date. This study evaluated the feasibility of SP subcostal robotic major pulmonary resection using the SPS. Here, we present our initial clinical experience of SP subcostal robotic major pulmonary resection at our institution.

Authors

  • Jun Hee Lee
    Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Jeong In Hong
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08308, Republic of Korea.
  • Hyun Koo Kim
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.