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Robotic-assisted Left Pneumonectomy For Vanishing Lung Syndrome
Published on: January 23, 2026
Single-port thoracoscopic lung wedge resection using the Endo GIA Radial Reload
Atsushi Sano1, Takuma Yotsumoto2
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chigasaki Municipal Hospital, Honson 5-15-1, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, 253-0042, Japan. sanoa-tky@umin.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The GIA Radial Reload is a surgical stapler with a curved cut line that is perpendicular to the direction of instrument insertion. We used the GIA Radial Reload in three cases of single-port thoracoscopic lung wedge resection. The operations were performed through a 3.0-4.5-cm incision. For the first stapler, we selected the GIA Radial Reload. The orientation of this device's cut line enabled us to easily cut the lung behind the lesion during single-port thoracoscopic surgery.

