"Five on a Dice" Port Placement Allows for Successful Robot-Assisted Left Pneumonectomy.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States.

Published: January 2017

 Technology has evolved to facilitate pulmonary resection. The latest technological advances in computer-aided surgery (Da Vinci Xi) allow for more control during pulmonary resection.  A 59-year-old woman presented with two primary tumors of the left upper and lower lung. After induction chemotherapy, patient had a "five on a dice" port placement and technique was used to perform successful robot-assisted pneumonectomy. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 3 without any complications.  We have found that the "five on a dice" port placement allows for optimal control of the robot stapler and facilitates successful robot-assisted left pneumonectomy.

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