Robotic‐Assisted Transbronchial Biopsy of Aortopulmonary Window Lymph Nodes Using Cone‐Beam CT Guidance

TL;DR

A new minimally invasive method using robotic bronchoscopy and cone-beam CT allows biopsy of hard-to-reach lymph nodes for diagnosing lung cancer.

Contribution

Introduces a robotic-assisted transbronchial biopsy technique for aortopulmonary window lymph nodes using cone-beam CT guidance.

Findings

Robotic bronchoscopy combined with cone-beam CT enabled biopsy of aortopulmonary window lymph nodes.

This approach allowed diagnosis of small cell lung cancer without the need for surgical mediastinal biopsy.

Abstract

Sampling aortopulmonary window lymph nodes is technically challenging and often requires surgical approaches. We report a minimally invasive robotic‐assisted transbronchial biopsy of AP window lymph nodes using cone‐beam CT guidance, enabling diagnosis of small cell lung cancer without surgical mediastinal biopsy.

Robotic bronchoscopy combined with cone‐beam CT enabled minimally invasive biopsy of aortopulmonary window lymph nodes, leading to diagnosis of small cell lung cancer without surgical mediastinoscopy.

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