Superior Technology of Lung Cancer Surgery: Robotic Surgery

Anil Gokce1* and Celal Bugra Sezen2

Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Turkey 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Anil Gokce 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2945

Abstract

With the effect of the developing technology in thoracic surgery, it has been possible to treat lung resections with robotic surgery in recent years. Many articles have supported Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) against the traditional open approach. Both Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS) have shown better perioperative results and equivalent oncological results compared to thoracotomy. Compared to VATS, robotic thoracic surgery provides easier operations in the lung cancer, the robot has better instruments and better view of the field of operation; 3-dimensional instead of 2-dimensional; ?10 magnification instead of ?2 or ?3; and less fogging, thus less camera manipulation. Robotic thoracic surgery is considered the next step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery, since the robot allows a more complex and precise operation than VATS. This article reviews worldwide experience of robotic thoracic surgery and discusses potential benefits and limitations of using the robotic platform to perform thoracic surgery procedures

Keywords

Non-small cell lung cancer; Robotic surgery; Minimal invasive surgery

Cite the article

Gokce A, Sezen CB. Superior Technology of Lung Cancer Surgery: Robotic Surgery. Clin Surg. 2020; 5: 2945.