TY - JOUR
T1 - Robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of intralobar sequestration
AU - Al-Mufarrej, Faisal
AU - Margolis, Marc
AU - Tempesta, Barbara
AU - Strother, Eric
AU - Gharagozloo, Farid
PY - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - In this paper, we report the first case of a robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of intralobar sequestration. By virtue of greater dexterity and three-dimensional visualization, the da Vinci robot enables a safer, more precise dissection of sequestered tissue in the face of chronic inflammatory adhesions than conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery does. Thus, in expert hands, such robotic technology is likely to result in less bleeding complications and less conversions to open surgery in cases of sequestration.
AB - In this paper, we report the first case of a robot-assisted thoracoscopic resection of intralobar sequestration. By virtue of greater dexterity and three-dimensional visualization, the da Vinci robot enables a safer, more precise dissection of sequestered tissue in the face of chronic inflammatory adhesions than conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery does. Thus, in expert hands, such robotic technology is likely to result in less bleeding complications and less conversions to open surgery in cases of sequestration.
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U2 - 10.1089/lap.2008.0256
DO - 10.1089/lap.2008.0256
M3 - Article
C2 - 19216691
AN - SCOPUS:70349215512
SN - 1092-6429
VL - 19
SP - 389
EP - 391
JO - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
JF - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
IS - 3
ER -