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Subcostal Specimen Removal in Completely Portal Robotic Lobectomy
Published on: April 19, 2024
Robotic-assisted lobectomy after bilateral lung transplantation
Laura Romero-Vielva1, Fernando Ascanio-Gosling1, Anna González-Tallada2
1Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old woman diagnosed with a lung nodule on the left upper lobe was referred for surgical treatment. She had undergone a bilateral lung transplant in 2014. A robotic-assisted lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection was performed. Final pathology revealed a pT3N0M0 Micropapillary Adenocarcinoma. The patient is alive and disease-free 13 months after the operation. This case report and video illustrate the safety and feasibility of a robotic-assisted lobectomy in a lung transplant recipient.

