A newly developed surgeon-controlled suction device in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Asian J Endosc Surg
; 17(1): e13273, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Assistant surgeons usually clean the surgical field with a suction cannula in robotic-assisted surgery. This manipulation requires skill and experience to avoid interfering with the operation of the console surgeon. Recently, we created a new suction device that a console surgeon can manipulate with the robotic arms. MATERIALS AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE A small metal suction tip with as a lumen and small side pores for suction and can be connected to a silicone tube connected to wall suction. The tip of the silicone tube can be grasped with robotic forceps and used for organ retraction as well as suction. The suction device has been used in eight lung lobectomy cases and four lung segmentectomy cases to date. There were no major difficulties related to the new suction device except for metal tip disconnection and blood clots clogging.DISCUSSION:
Our newly developed surgeon-controlled suction device is inexpensive, easy to handle, and useful for suction, blunt dissection, and organ retraction in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, especially when performing lymph node dissection.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados
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Cirujanos
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Asian J Endosc Surg
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Japón