Minimally Invasive Robotic Lung Surgery At Lutheran Hospital
May 12, 2023 at 9:36 p.m.
Minimally Invasive Robotic Lung Surgery At Lutheran Hospital
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The robotic bronchoscopy system enables physicians to perform biopsies deep within the lung’s complex and tight airways using the device’s thin, maneuverable catheter to navigate and reach suspicious nodules. The precision and stability provided by the robotic-assisted bronchoscopy device can help physicians obtain tissue samples and diagnose cancer in the lungs much sooner than with other more traditional methods of lung biopsy, according to a news release from Lutheran Hospital.
“We are entering an exciting new era with cancers being screened and identified at earlier stages and smaller sizes,” said Robert Roether, M.D. Lutheran Hospital cardiothoracic surgeon. “The robotic platforms now at Lutheran Hospital allow for a more targeted diagnosis and minimally invasive surgical therapies for our patients, resulting in faster healing, improved survival and more hope for a cure.”
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and early detection is key in improving chances of survival.
The system creates a 3D map of the patient’s lungs with a CT scan, and software generates the safest, most efficient route through the lung to the nodule or mass. Once the route is established, the catheter is guided to the site of the nodule or mass where it is marked and biopsied. The samples are evaluated in real-time, and if the lung nodule is determined to be early-stage cancer, the surgical team can use the same navigational route to remove it while the patient is still asleep – known as a single anesthesia event.
Roether is the first in northern Indiana to complete a single anesthesia robotic bronchoscopy and tumor removal (called a wedge resection) from a patient’s lung using the new system.
“We are proud to invest in this new technology and the modern capabilities it offers our surgical team to provide patients with better outcomes through some of the least-invasive methods,” said Clyde Wood, Lutheran Hospital CEO.
Learn more about Lutheran Hospital’s robotic surgery at lutheranhospital.com/robotic-surgery.
The robotic bronchoscopy system enables physicians to perform biopsies deep within the lung’s complex and tight airways using the device’s thin, maneuverable catheter to navigate and reach suspicious nodules. The precision and stability provided by the robotic-assisted bronchoscopy device can help physicians obtain tissue samples and diagnose cancer in the lungs much sooner than with other more traditional methods of lung biopsy, according to a news release from Lutheran Hospital.
“We are entering an exciting new era with cancers being screened and identified at earlier stages and smaller sizes,” said Robert Roether, M.D. Lutheran Hospital cardiothoracic surgeon. “The robotic platforms now at Lutheran Hospital allow for a more targeted diagnosis and minimally invasive surgical therapies for our patients, resulting in faster healing, improved survival and more hope for a cure.”
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and early detection is key in improving chances of survival.
The system creates a 3D map of the patient’s lungs with a CT scan, and software generates the safest, most efficient route through the lung to the nodule or mass. Once the route is established, the catheter is guided to the site of the nodule or mass where it is marked and biopsied. The samples are evaluated in real-time, and if the lung nodule is determined to be early-stage cancer, the surgical team can use the same navigational route to remove it while the patient is still asleep – known as a single anesthesia event.
Roether is the first in northern Indiana to complete a single anesthesia robotic bronchoscopy and tumor removal (called a wedge resection) from a patient’s lung using the new system.
“We are proud to invest in this new technology and the modern capabilities it offers our surgical team to provide patients with better outcomes through some of the least-invasive methods,” said Clyde Wood, Lutheran Hospital CEO.
Learn more about Lutheran Hospital’s robotic surgery at lutheranhospital.com/robotic-surgery.
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