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Author Spotlight: Expanding Interventional Pulmonology Research with Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
Published on: July 19, 2024
Confocal endomicroscopy and robot-assisted bronchoplasty integration to treat an endobronchial tumour
Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Juliana Mol Trindade, Paulo Henrique Peitl Gregório1
1Thoracic Surgery Division, São Paulo State Cancer Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
We present a case of a young man with an endobronchial carcinoid in the left main bronchus, which was treated integrating probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy and fluorescence imaging during a robot-assisted bronchoplasty. This technique allowed precise detection of the neoplastic area, avoiding associated lung resection. The incorporation of new technologies to our current practice may lead to a better approach to airway tumours.

