Robotic-assisted lung resection for malignant disease.

Objective: : There have been few reports of the use of robotic surgery to resect lung malignancies. Feasibility and safety of robotic lung resection for malignant lung lesions will be assessed by performing a retrospective analysis.

Methods: : Between September 2004 and November 2006, 21 patients (11 male and 10 female patients) underwent robotic lung resection.