A Robotic Right Posterior Basal and Subsuperior (S10+S∗) Segmentectomy

Given the small volume of the subsuperior segment (S∗), the thoracic surgeon are often unaware of it, and there are only a few reports describing subsuperior segmentectomy. Here we report a successful case of right posterior basal and subsuperior segmentectomy through a robotic approach with a sufficient surgical margin. Although this type of segmentectomy is considered technically difficult, the robotic approach helped us to achieve it easily. In addition, careful examination of preoperative 3-dimensional computed tomographic bronchoangiography was important to avoid misunderstanding the anatomy when we performed this procedure.