Page 36 - Read Online

Page 12 of 13 Gharagozloo et al. Mini-invasive Surg 2020;4:55 I http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1225.2020.42

Figure 17. The lower lobe bronchus (B) is divided using with a stapler holding a purple cartridge

of lobectomy for the left-sided lobes. The technique of Robotic Lobectomy Part III outlines the methodical
approach for the control of catastrophic bleeding complications.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Participated in the research, performed the procedures and wrote the manuscript: Gharagozloo F, Meyer M

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.

REFERENCES
1. American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures-2018. Atlanta, American Cancer Society. Available from: https://www.cancer.org/
research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/cancer-facts-figures-2018.html. [Last accessed on 3 Jul 2020]
2. Melfi FM, Menconi GF, Mariani AM, Angeletti CA. Early experience with robotic technology for thoracoscopic surgery. Eur J
Cardiothoracic Surg 2002;21:864-8.
3. Morgan JA, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR, Morales DL, Kohmoto T, et al. Advanced thoracoscopic procedures are facilitated by computer-
aided robotic technology. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:883-7.
4. Ashton RC Jr, Connery CP, Swistel DG, DeRose JJ Jr. Robot-assisted lobectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003;126:292-3.
5. Park BJ, Flores RM, Rusch VW. Robotic assistance for video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy: technique and initial results. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:54-9.