First Transcontinental Single Port Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Abstract
A 69-year-old female underwent remote right upper lobectomy by a surgical team located >8000 km away to evaluate the feasibility and safety of real-time transcontinental uniportal robotic thoracic surgery using a 5G-enabled serpentine robotic system. The procedure utilized a single-port robotic platform connected via a dedicated 5G network. and completed in 58 minutes with network latency consistently below 150 milliseconds. No intraoperative complications occurred. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 3 without adverse events. This study demonstrates the technical feasibility and safety of transcontinental single-port robotic thoracic surgery under 150 milliseconds latency constraints, supporting its potential to expand global surgical access.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Soft Robotics and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- Supplement_1
- Pages
- i36–i40
- Publication date
- 22 January 2026
- Language
- EN