Sd-RAB for the Diagnosis of PPNs

Self-driving Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules

This is a single-center, prospective, and single-arm study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a new self-driving robotic-assisted bronchoscopic system for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules.

Self-driving robotic-assisted bronchoscope (Shanghai MicroPort MedBot (Group) Corporation Limited, China) is a new robotic-assisted bronchoscopic system that can automatically advance through airway according to the preoperative planning path under the guidance of electromagnetic navigation. It can also be controlled manually by the operator. In this study, 30 patients will be prospectively enrolled to evaluate the feasibility and safety of this new self-driving robotic-assisted bronchoscopic system for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients older than 18 years old.
2. Presence of a peripheral pulmonary nodule (8 mm < diameter ≤ 30 mm) on thin-section chest CT that is suspected to be malignant and requires non-surgical biopsy.
3. Patients have good medical adherence and signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of contraindications to bronchoscopy under general anesthesia.
2. Presence of concomitant endobronchial lesion during the bronchoscopy procedure.
3. The investigators believe that patient has other conditions that are not suitable for the study.