Robotic-assisted Left Pneumonectomy For Vanishing Lung Syndrome

Smith M. Ngeve; Audrey L. Khoury; Jason M. Long

doi:10.3791/68578

Robotic-assisted Left Pneumonectomy For Vanishing Lung Syndrome

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Robotic-assisted Left Pneumonectomy For Vanishing Lung Syndrome

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January 23, 2026

DOI: 10.3791/68578-v

Smith M. Ngeve¹, Audrey L. Khoury², Jason M. Long²

¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, ²Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery,University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Robotic-assisted pneumonectomy is safe and effective in the management of Vanishing Lung Syndrome, with reduced morbidity and faster recovery times.

In this video, we present a case report of a robotic left pneumonectomy. This was the case of a previously healthy 41-year-old African American male. He was a current smoker who presented with dyspnea on exertion.

Chest x-ray and CT chest showed severe bullous disease of the left lung, concerning for vanishing lung syndrome with compression of the heart and right lung. FEV1 and DLCO were about 30%of predicted. Quantitative perfusion scan demonstrated 2.5%perfusion of the left lung.

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