ABSTRACT Background In robot‐assisted thoracoscopic (RATS) bronchial sleeve lobectomy, despite the continuous suturing (CS) technique's widespread adoption, the safety and advantages of the semi‐continuous suturing (SCS) technique remain inconclusive. Methods Patients undergoing RATS bronchial sleeve lobectomy for central Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) between January 2020 and December 2024 were retrospectively enrolled and stratified into two cohorts based on anastomotic technique: the CS group and the SCS group. Perioperative outcomes were compared between the two groups. Results The SCS group ( n = 18) demonstrated significantly shorter anastomotic time than the CS group ( n = 14) (median 28 min 24–33 vs. 45 min 32–52; p 0.05). Conclusions SCS can safely reduce bronchial anastomosis time in RATS sleeve resection and is recommended as the preferred technique for optimizing operative efficiency.
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