Abstract
Robotic surgery can be used for completely portal (no utility incision) or robotic-assisted (uses utility incision) techniques. Appropriate patient and port positioning are critical for a successful performance of robotic lobectomy. Perioperative morbidity and mortality for robotic lobectomy are comparable to that for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) lobectomy. Robotic lobectomy may have advantages in terms of surgeon ergonomics, mediastinal lymph node dissection, and intraoperative blood loss over VATS lobectomy. To maintain safe and effective robotic surgery, surgeons must continue to design evidence-based pathways to the credentialing of robotic surgical teams. Robotic lobectomy can be done safely and is being increasingly used for anatomic pulmonary resections. © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.