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Current Status and Future Prospects of Robotic Surgery for Lung Cancer
- Source :
- Haigan. 54:825-830
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Japan Lung Cancer Society, 2014.
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Abstract
- As the use of robotic surgery has widely spread, its usefulness in the field of general thoracic surgery needs to be verified. The biggest advantage of robotic surgery is the remarkably free movement of joint-equipped robotic forceps under 3-dimensional high vision. An accurate operation makes complex procedures straightforward and may overcome the disadvantages of previous thoracoscopic surgery. Robotic surgery for lung cancer has been safely introduced, and the initial results have been favorable. While still at the stage of clinical research, it is expected to be useful in hilar exposure, lymph node dissection, and suturing of lung parenchyma or bronchus. We considered robotic surgery for lung cancer surgery because of its ability to facilitate both thoracotomy and minimally invasive video-assisted thoracic surgery. Robotic thoracic surgery has not been sufficiently examined for its usefulness, and other major issues such as safety management, education, and significant cost need to be addressed. However, it may become an extension of thoracoscopic surgery, and studies showing its usefulness for primary lung cancer have been increasing. Two urgent issues are its use in advanced medical care and national heal th insurance coverage.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung cancer surgery
Lung Neoplasms
business.industry
General surgery
medicine.medical_treatment
Forceps
medicine.disease
Dissection
Robotic Surgical Procedures
Oncology
Cardiothoracic surgery
medicine
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Robotic surgery
Thoracotomy
Stage (cooking)
Lung cancer
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13489992 and 03869628
- Volume :
- 54
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Haigan
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d76e55b838f988ed6e6792d3b19fcf9f