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When compared with traditional surgical options, robotic assisted thoracic surgery provides many advantages for patients and surgeons. 亨茨曼癌症研究所 uses the Intuitive da Vinci® Surgical System for minimally invasive advanced lung, 食管, 还有纵隔切除.
What are the benefits of robotic thoracic surgery?
病人 needing thoracic surgery can benefit from a shorter hospital stay, 减少术后疼痛, 小切口, 并发症的几率较低, and a decreased risk of mortality with 机器人手术 技术.
“With 小切口 and more delicate maneuvering, patients are having much less pain, to the point that some are not taking narcotic pain medications after surgery,约翰·斯特林汉姆说, MD, 胸外科肿瘤学家 at 亨茨曼癌症研究所 and assistant professor of surgery at the 犹他大学 (美国). “这是一个真正的启示. We’re hopefully making surgery better tolerated, so folks are able to get back to being active and living life.”
Robotic thoracic surgery provides several advantages:
- 改进的可视化
- Finer instrument movements to precisely mimic the human hand
- 小切口
- Decreased risk of conversion to an open procedure (3.6% vs增值税13%)
- Better oncologic staging, prognosis, and treatment planning
- Smaller resections in patients with poor baseline lung function
- Increased effectiveness with difficult anatomical features like bulky central tumors and adhesions from previous operations
由于这些优势, this means more complex surgeries can be performed by surgeons due to the robotic instrument’s precision and advanced angles.
What sets 亨茨曼癌症研究所 apart from other Mountain West health systems?
“What sets us apart is our experience, which allows us to perform very complex surgeries using minimally invasive methods,” Brian Mitzman，医学博士, 胸外科肿瘤学家, assistant professor of surgery at the U, and director of robotic thoracic surgery at 亨茨曼癌症研究所. “While other health systems use the robot for stage one lung cancer, our experts are able to perform complex surgeries. 也, you may only be seeing one doctor, but you are getting the entire lung cancer team, 他们的专业知识, 参与你的护理.”
亨茨曼癌症研究所 is the only hospital in the Mountain West with a total-practice robotic thoracic surgery program utilizing the Intuitive da Vinci® Surgical System. The thoracic surgery team has the expertise to treat all types of cancers, including rare cancers. We are also one of the only centers in the country using the Intuitive ION Robotic Assisted Surgical System, which is used to diagnose lung cancers more easily. We have recently been named a national case observation center for thoracic oncology by Intuitive Surgical, due to our experience and optimal outcomes from the da Vinci and ION programs.
What type of thoracic surgeries can be performed using the robot?
Robotic thoracic surgery may be used for a number of procedures:
- 肺叶切除术
- 侧
- 楔形切除活检
- 胸腺切除术
- 纵隔肿块切除术
- 食管肿块切除术
- 隔膜皱纹
- Select chest wall mass excisions
- Foregut operations such as para食管 hernia repair, fundoplication, 海勒肌切开术治疗贲门失弛缓症
病人 in the Mountain West also benefit from receiving this procedure close to their home. Our patient-centered approach ensures each patient receives individualized care that meets their unique needs and circumstances. We are dedicated to providing patients with the best possible care and better surgical outcomes by using state-of-the-art 技术 to perform these procedures.
Why should patients get a 第二个意见?
People who have been diagnosed with any form of cancer can benefit from receiving a 第二个意见 from a doctor at an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, such as 亨茨曼癌症研究所. Individuals who have been diagnosed with lung cancer, 食道癌, or a chest wall cancer can benefit from seeing one of our thoracic surgeons who specialize in cancer and are specifically trained on the robot. Being treated by a 胸外科肿瘤学家 who performs 机器人手术 can help patients avoid larger incisions and longer recovery times required by traditional surgical approaches.
What should patients expect after surgery?
Most patients are able to go home the following day, depending on the surgery. Once a patient is discharged, there are very few restrictions. Mitzman tells patients to listen to their bodies. If they feel good, then they can resume a normal routine unless they’re experiencing pain. Typically, patients feel like their normal selves after about two weeks.