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Gharagozloo et al. Mini-invasive Surg 2020;4:56 Mini-invasive Surgery
DOI: 10.20517/2574-1225.2020.43

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The technique of robotic lobectomy II: left sided
lobes

Farid Gharagozloo, Mark Meyer

Center for Advanced Thoracic Surgery, Global Robotics Institute, Advent Health Celebration, University of Central Florida,
Celebration, FL 34786, USA.
Correspondence to: Dr. Farid Gharagozloo, Center for Advanced Thoracic Surgery, Global Robotics Institute, Advent Health
Celebration, University of Central Florida, 400 Celebration Place, Celebration, FL 34786, USA.
E-mail: farid.gharagozloo.md@adventhealth.com
How to cite this article: Gharagozloo F, Meyer M. The technique of robotic lobectomy II: left-sided lobes. Mini-invasive Surg
2020;4:56. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1225.2020.43
Received: 28 Apr 2020 First Decision: 1 Jun 2020 Revised: 1 Jun 2020 Accepted: 24 Jun 2020 Published: 1 Sep 2020

Academic Editor: Giulio Belli, Noriyoshi Sawabata Copy Editor: Cai-Hong Wang Production Editor: Jing Yu

Abstract
Robotic lobectomy has been evolving over the past decade and has been shown to be an oncologically efficacious
procedure. The Technique of Robotic Lobectomy I outlined the stepwise approach to robotic lobectomy of the
right upper, right middle and right lower lobes. This paper outlines the stepwise technical approach to robotic
lobectomy of the left upper and lower lobes. The accompanying paper, Technique of Robotic Lobectomy III:
Control of Bleeding Complications, outlines a methodical technical approach for the control of catastrophic
bleeding complications.

Keywords: Robotic, lobectomy, bleeding, upper lobectomy, lower lobectomy, lung cancer

INTRODUCTION
[1,2]
Cerfolio reported the technique of four-arm completely port-based lobectomy in 2011 . This technique
has become the standard approach in robotic lobectomy. In the preceding manuscript: Technique of
Robotic Lobectomy I, we outlined the stepwise approach to robotic lobectomy of the right upper, right
middle and right lower lobes. This paper outlines the stepwise technical approach to robotic lobectomy of
the left upper and lower lobes.

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