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Subcostal Specimen Removal in Completely Portal Robotic Lobectomy
Published on: April 19, 2024
Intercostal-subcostal combined complete port-accessed video-assisted lobectomy
Patrick Bagan1, Joao-Carlos Das-Neves-Pereira, Ali Ben Abdesselam
1Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Victor Dupouy Hospital, Argenteuil, France. patrick.bagan@ch-argenteuil.fr
Abstract:
Video-assisted lobectomy procedures include a broad spectrum of operative techniques that range from complete thoracoscopic surgery to minithoracotomy with a thoracoscope serving only as a light source. We describe a modified method for thoracoscopic approach for lobectomy with thoracic muscle sparing based on a combined complete port-accessed technique with a subcostal incision. We have successfully used this technique for lobectomies in stage I lung tumors. Intercostal muscles and nerve injury preservation allied to fast track rehabilitation perioperative care allowed rapid postoperative recovery.
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