Mark Schlemminger
University of Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Papers
4
Total Citations
36
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About
Mark Schlemminger is a pioneering thoracic surgeon whose work centers on advancing minimally invasive robotic techniques for complex oncologic resections. His major contributions lie in developing novel, less invasive approaches to esophageal and lung cancer surgery. Notably, he introduced the Robot-Assisted Cervical Esophagectomy (RACE procedure), which combines a single-port cervical approach with a transhiatal dissection in a rendezvous technique. This innovation, detailed in his most-cited paper (15 citations), aims to dramatically reduce the high morbidity and pulmonary complications associated with traditional esophagectomy by avoiding a thoracic incision. He further refined this concept with the Robot-Assisted McKeown Procedure via cervical mediastinoscopy (11 citations), entirely eliminating abdominal and thoracic access. In lung cancer surgery, Schlemminger has championed robotic-assisted lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy and advanced techniques like robotic sleeve lobectomy using barbed sutures for bronchial anastomosis. His work directly addresses key challenges in robotic surgery, such as maintaining suture traction without haptic feedback. Through these contributions, Schlemminger is defining a future of safer, less traumatic surgical oncology.
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- 4Robotic assisted sleeve lobectomy with the use of barbed sutures4 citations · 2018