The technique of robotic lobectomy II: left sided lobes

Abstract

Robotic lobectomy has been evolving over the past decade and has been shown to be an oncologically efficacious procedure. The Technique of Robotic Lobectomy I outlined the stepwise approach to robotic lobectomy of the right upper, right middle and right lower lobes. This paper outlines the stepwise technical approach to robotic lobectomy of the left upper and lower lobes. The accompanying paper, Technique of Robotic Lobectomy III: Control of Bleeding Complications, outlines a methodical technical approach for the control of catastrophic bleeding complications.

Keywords

Robotic / lobectomy / bleeding / upper lobectomy / lower lobectomy / lung cancer

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