2023/01/01 by Changhao Zhong, Hongjia Li, Junfeng Huang +5 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment #Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment #Tracheal and airway disorders
paper · doi:10.1159/000534352
crossref issued 2023/01/01 · crossref published 2023/01/01 · crossref published-print 2023/01/01 · openalex publication_date 2023/01/01 · crossref published-online 2023/10/20 · crossref created 2023/10/20 · crossref deposited 2025/04/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Robotic platforms have been widely used in the various fields of clinical diagnosis and therapy of diseases in the past decade. Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) demonstrates its advantages of visibility, flexibility, and stability in comparison to conventional bronchoscopic techniques. Improving diagnostic yield and navigation yield for peripheral pulmonary lesions has been defined; however, RAB platform of treatment was not reported. In this article, we report a case of a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with the tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma and recurred in the second postoperative year, leading to the involvement of the entire tracheal wall and lumen obstruction. Since the lesion was inoperable, we combined RAB and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the patient. The potential advantages of using RAB for PDT delivery include precise light irradiation of target lesions and stable intra-operative control over the long term. This is a novel application of RAB combined with PDT for airway diseases. The case report may provide a new insight into the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases. In addition to improving the diagnostic rates, the RAB platform may also play an important role in the treatment of airway and lung disease in the future.