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Date Published: 23/03/2020
Online Published: 03/11/2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.47972/vjcts.v28i.393
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Vol. 28
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Research Article
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Vinh, V. H., Thanh, D. D. M. ., Quang, N. V. D. ., & Nguyen, T. C. . (2020). Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using conventional thoracoscopic access. The Vietnam Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 28, 93-100. https://doi.org/10.47972/vjcts.v28i.393

Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using conventional thoracoscopic access

Vu Huu Vinh , Dang Dinh Minh Thanh, Nguyen Viet Dang Quang, Truong Cao Nguyen

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Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been widely used and confirmed to be effective and less invasive compared with conventional open surgery. Robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery (R-VATS) is VATSusing a surgeon-controlled robotic system. R-VATS has been increasingly performed worldwide but not in Vietnam. Wehave started implementing r-VATS since July 2018, using conventional thoracoscopic accesses (trocars) and reported our initial results after 18 months of implementation with 116 cases. 57 cases of lobectomy, 9 cases of wedge resection,19 cases of thymectomy, 28 cases of mediastinal tumour resection, 1 case of esophagectomy, 1 case of oesophageal leiomyoma resection, and 1 case of diaphragm plication. 110 cases had good outcomes with no complications, 5 cases suffered from haemothorax that lasted for more than 5 days. Onepatient died after 35 days due to pneumonia. The operation time was comparable to that ofc- VATS. Average time to chest tube removal was 2 days. Time from surgery to discharge was comparable to that ofc-VATS.

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