2022 World Conference on Lung Cancer (ePosters)-EP02.03-015. Fully Robotic Arm Robot Assisted Lung Surgery Exploration

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This study explores a fully robotic arm robot-assisted lung surgery that eliminates the need for frequent instrument replacement and an experienced assistant. The operation is performed using four holes and four robotic arms. Each arm is used for different functions and is controlled by the surgeon. One critical step is twining a high-tension knot to strengthen the ligation force. The surgeon observes the shape changes through a magnified mirror. The bronchus is ligated using the twining high-tension knot method. <br /><br />The study successfully performed fully robotic arm robot-assisted lung surgery in 21 patients without any complications such as bronchial leakage or postoperative bleeding. The surgeries included lung lobectomy and lung segmentectomy/combined lung segments. All patients achieved an R0 resection. The average chest tube duration was 4.0 days, operative time was 286 minutes, and blood loss was 30ml.<br /><br />The advantages of this approach are that it eliminates the need for an assistant, saving human resources, simplifies ligation with the mechanical arm, reducing surgical costs, and makes remote operation more feasible in the future.<br /><br />Overall, this study demonstrates the feasibility and advantages of fully robotic arm robot-assisted lung surgery, which requires only one doctor. This advancement in robotic surgery could have significant implications for improving surgical outcomes and reducing resource requirements.

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taiyang liuru

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Speaker taiyang liuru

Topic Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - Surgery

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robotic arm

robot-assisted lung surgery

instrument replacement

high-tension knot

magnified mirror

bronchus ligation

complications

R0 resection

surgical costs

advancement in robotic surgery