Robotic bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesions: a review of existing technologies and clinical data

Bronchoscopic interventions are preferred for sampling suspicious pulmonary lesions as they have lower complications and can achieve diagnosis and staging in one single procedure. Limitations in existing guided bronchoscopy platforms has led to developments in robotic assisted technologies. These de...

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Published in:Journal of thoracic disease 2020-06, Vol.12 (6), p.3279-3286
Main Authors: Agrawal, Abhinav, Hogarth, D Kyle, Murgu, Septimiu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Review on Novel Diagnostic Techniques for Lung Cancer
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Summary:Bronchoscopic interventions are preferred for sampling suspicious pulmonary lesions as they have lower complications and can achieve diagnosis and staging in one single procedure. Limitations in existing guided bronchoscopy platforms has led to developments in robotic assisted technologies. These devices may allow the bronchoscopist to more precisely maneuver the scope and instruments into the periphery of the lungs under direct visualization while also ensuring stability during sampling of the target lesions. These devices have the potential to improve the diagnostic yield in sampling peripheral lung lesions and may play a role in the treatment of non-operable or oligometastatic peripheral tumors using bronchoscopic ablative therapies. In this article, we review the existing robotic bronchoscopy technologies and summarize the available pre-clinical and clinical data supporting their use.
ISSN:2072-1439
2077-6624
DOI:10.21037/jtd.2020.03.35