Initial Results of Robotic Surgery for Primary Lung Cancer: Feasibility, Safety and Learning Curve.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At the end of 2016, robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) was still not covered by Japanese national health insurance. Therefore, few institutions in Japan perform RATS and even fewer have reported procedures as they occurred earlier. So, we decided to focus on the initial results of RATS for primary lung cancer.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 44 patients who underwent RATS for primary lung cancer from January 2011 to August 2016. After mastering the initial procedure, we introduced a completely portal robotic pulmonary resection procedure using a carbon dioxide insufflation system. Cases were divided into 2 groups: the early period (20 cases) and the later period (24 cases).

Results

There was no case of conversion to video-assisted thoracoscopic

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5611470 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature