ROBOTIC INTERVENTIONS IN THORACIC TUMORS (EXPERIENCE OF 30 PRIMARY OPERATIONS)

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The research evaluated the data of robotic thoracoscopic interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The article presents the results of robotic surgery in 30 patients aged 41 to 78 years with lung tumors of various localization and tumors of anterior mediastinum. The non-typical resection of the upper lobe was performed on 17 patients and extended lobectomy was conducted in 10 cases. The removal of anterior mediastinal tumor was made in 3 patients. RESULTS. There weren’t noted any complications in early postoperative period. The length of non-typical resection consisted of 40-50 min, but in case of removal of lung lobe with lymphodissection the duration of surgery was 3-3,5 hours. The removal of tumor from the anterior mediastinum took from 80 min to 1,5 hours. The diagnosis was made according to postmortem examination in all cases. All the patients were discharged from hospital in order to continue treatment. CONCLUSIONS. The results obtained showed the safety and efficacy of robotic interventions.

Keywords

• endoscopic thoracic surgery
• robotic intervention
• lung tumors
• tumors of mediastinum
• thoracoscopic surgery