Causes and management of intraoperative complications in robot-assisted anatomical pulmonary resection for lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To perform safe robot-assisted anatomical lung resections, the details of intraoperative complications need to be shared among thoracic surgeons. However, only limited data are available.

Methods

This retrospective, single-institutional study evaluated 134 patients who underwent robot-assisted anatomical lung resection. We examined the causes, management, and outcomes of all intraoperative complications.

Results

Of the 134 eligible patients, 118 (88%) underwent lobectomy and 16 (12%) underwent segmentectomy. Intraoperative complications occurred in 17 (12.7%) patients. These complications included pulmonary artery (PA) injuries in seven patients, pulmonary vein (PV) injuries in three, azygos vein (AV) injury in one, superior vena cava (SVC) injury in one, b

SUBMITTER: Takase Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature