Lung Cancer and Robotic Surgery: Advances in the Approach

Abstract

Lung cancer is one of the main causes of death from cancer worldwide, and, in Brazil, it occupies a high position in the ranking of neoplasms with the highest mortality. Regarding this, in recent years, robotic surgery has emerged as an innovative treatment option for patients with this pathology, in order to be resolving, less invasive and with a lower percentage of complications. Therefore, the objective of this article is to explore the advantages of advances in robotic surgery and its role in the therapeutic approach to lung cancer. The Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science indexers were used as search engines to select articles, using the keywords “Quality of life, Satisfaction, Total mucus-supported prosthesis, Total implant-supported prosthesis”. In view of this, the existence of benefits and some difficulties associated with this type of surgical treatment was observed, but in general, it is possible to state that, despite the difficulties related to the implementation of this therapy, it is promising. Therefore, it is essential that the medical community and patients remain aware of these advances, allowing robotic surgery to continue to play a vital role in tackling lung cancer in the 21st century.