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Robotic Right Upper Lobe Anterior Segmentectomy (S3)
Terra RM, Dela Vega AJ, de Araujo P. Robotic Right Upper Lobe Anterior Segmentectomy (S3). October 2018. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.7207637.
The authors present a video of a robotic assisted pulmonary segmentectomy of the anterior segment of the right upper lobe (S3) for a metastatic nodule.
The patient was a 67-year-old man with a history of colon cancer, treated previously by resection. A metastatic pulmonary nodule in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe was detected one year later.
Material and Approach
da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA)
Four incisions:
- Camera controlling arm
- Left arm (robotic arm number 2) using a Cadiere Forceps
- Right arm (robotic arm number 3) using a Maryland Bipolar Forceps
- Accessory port (For the use of the assistant physician), used to retract and to pass the stapler
Patient position: left lateral decubitus
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