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Robotic-assisted lung surgery is still fairly unusual and not all chest surgeries are good candidates for robotic help. But more and more patients are seeing the benefits of minimally invasive surgery, thanks to advances in robotic-assisted technology. Although robotic-assisted surgery systems can cost up to $1 million each, experts say the return in cost savings to the patient is less pain, faster recovery, and a shorter hospital stay.

(Swedish-affiliated thoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Louie is on the speaker's bureau and is a surgical instructor for Intuitive Surgical, manufacturer of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgical systems.)

For more information about robotic lung surgery at Swedish visit http://www.swedish.org/Services/Robot...