Tanaka Yusuke, Oda Makoto, Matsumoto Isao, Takizawa Masaya, Waseda Ryuichi, Tanaka Nobuyoshi, Shimada Mari, Ishikawa Norihiko, Watanabe Go
Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. 2012 Jun;65(6):456-60.
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.