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Thoracic surgical procedures performed using the Da Vinci surgical robot using 3 or 4 keyhole incisions with precision robotic instruments, 10X magnification, and 3D visualization. Provides advantages of less postoperative pain, smaller scars, and early recovery with speedy discharge from the hospital.
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Minimally Invasive Thoracic surgical procedures performed through 2 or 3 small keyhole incisions (5mm to 10mm in size). Smaller scars, less infection, less postoperative pain, and early discharge and recovery compared to open thoracic surgery are the hallmarks of this modality.
In place of cutting 3 to 4 chest muscles in open thoracic surgery, muscle-sparing thoracotomy involves cutting only a single muscle or retracting muscles, thus preserving shoulder function and allowing an early return to physical activity post-thoracic surgery.
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Surgery is performed through 8mm keyholes using sophisticated robotic instruments making it painless and scarless. Robotic technology provides 3D visualization with 10x magnification and has "endowrist" technology which allows it to perform movements more efficiently than the human hand. Better cancer clearance with robotic surgery in lung cancer surgery. Allows patient discharge by the 2nd day and return to work by a week.
All the thoracic surgical procedures done by open surgery can be done robotically, mainly removal of lobes of the lungs for lung cancer & tuberculosis, and removal of tumours from the thymus gland.