Introduction

• Traditional multi-port robotic-assisted lobectomy requires 3-4 port sites

• At our institution, the pain is typically treated with intercostal and paravertebral nerve blocks

• Single port robotic assisted surgery is a novel approach with proposed decreased tissue trauma,

shorter hospital stay, faster return to normal activity, lower blood loss, and decreased scarring

• Presumptively, this should cause less post-op pain

• Our case demonstrates the post-op pain to be significant

• A localized PVB catheter would be beneficial