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Robotic-Assisted Partial Right Hepatectomy With Use of a Transthoracic Port
Shirin Sabbaghian^*1,2, David Bartlett², Allan Tsung^2
1Surgery, Lexington Medical Center, W. Columbia, SC; ²Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Introduction: Robotic technology can be helpful with robotic resection of posterior liver lesions. Access to the posterior right liver can be challenging. A transthoracic port can be used to overcome this challenge.
Methods: Robotic technology was used to resect a lesion in Segment VII of the liver. A transthoracic port was used without difficulty. The patient experienced a smooth postoperative course, and the patient did not have a pneumothorax postoperatively. Surgical margins were negative for tumor.
Conclusions: A transthoracic port can be used to help with robotic resection of posterior liver lesions.

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