The technique of robotic anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy II: left sided segments

Anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy and mediastinal nodal dissection has been advocated in patients with smaller tumors or patients with limited pulmonary reserve. The overall 5-year survival and the lung cancer-specific 5-year survival following anatomic segmentectomy have been shown to be equivalent to that of lobectomy. Robotic surgical systems have the advantage of magnified, high-definition three-dimensional visualization and greater instrument maneuverability in a minimally invasive platform. These robotic systems can facilitate the dissection of the bronchovascular structures and replicate the technique of segmentectomy by thoracotomy. Greater experience with the robotic platform has resulted in a reproducible anatomic segmentectomy technique. This is a companion paper to The Technique of Robotic Anatomic Segmentectomy I: Right Sided Segments. This paper outlines the technique of anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy for the left lung: Left Upper Lobe (LUL) Anterior Segment (S3), LUL Apicoposterior Segment (S1 + S2), LUL Lingulectomy (S4, S5), Left Lower Lobe (LLL) Superior Segmentectomy (S6), and LLL Basal Segmentectomy (S7-S10)