Robotic assisted bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary nodules - data review

Authors

David Fielding, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Level 3 James Mayne Building, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Butterfield Street, Herston, Brisbane, Australia.
Thomas R. Gildea, Interventional Pulmonology, Respiratory Institute/Integrated Hospital Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
Prince Ntiamoah, Advocate Health - MidwestFollow
Tajalli Saghaie, Respiratory physician, Interventional Pulmonologist, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia.

Recommended Citation

Fielding D, Gildea TR, Ntiamoah P, Saghaie T. Robotic assisted bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary nodules - data review. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2026;32(1):17-22. doi:10.1097/MCP.0000000000001233

Affiliations

Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Abstract

Purpose of review: Robotic Assisted bronchoscopy has emerged as an important tool in diagnosing small peripheral lung nodules in the era of CT screening. This paper reviews results from recent publications.

Recent findings: Three meta -analyses have now been reported. Diagnostic yields reported in studies must be considered in terms of the study prevalence of malignancy, which if high tends to give higher overall diagnostic yield. Diagnostic yields are consistently an improvement on earlier technologies, particularly for lesions

Summary: Ongoing clinical study with robotic nodule biopsy will continue given the significant advance it has provided to clinicians in the first 5 years of its introduction.

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

41208244