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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4762
The first case of robotic left lower lobectomy in Turkey
Tuğba Coşgun1, Oral Akın1, Haluk Akpınar2, Cemal Asım Kutlu1
1Süreyyapaşa Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Göğüs Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 3. Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Bilim Üniversitesi, Üroloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4762
Robotic surgery has been first applied in 2005 in
Turkey. It has been applied in general surgery, urology,
gynecology, and cardiovascular surgery so far. In many
centers worldwide, robotic surgery has performed in
thoracic surgery. Surgical indications may vary from
resection to sympathectomy. The first lung operation
through robotic surgery has been achieved in January
2010 in Turkey. We performed left lower lobectomy,
to a 29-year-old female patient who was investigated
for hemoptysis and diagnosed with bronchiectasis. The
use of robotic surgery has been increasing rapidly in
the field of modern surgery. Robotic resections were
performed at early 2000s at thoracic surgery and
became widespread. In this article, the first experience
in this field in Turkey was presented.
Keywords : Bronchiectasis; left lower lobectomy; robotic surgery
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