An experimental feasibility study on robotic endonasal telesurgery.

Journal: Neurosurgery
PMID: 25599203

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Novel robots have recently been developed specifically for endonasal surgery. They can deliver several thin, tentacle-like surgical instruments through a single nostril. Among the many potential advantages of such a robotic system is the prospect of telesurgery over long distances.

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  • Raul Wirz
    *Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of §Otolaryngology and §Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; ‡Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Luis G Torres
  • Philip J Swaney
  • Hunter Gilbert
  • Ron Alterovitz
  • Robert J Webster
  • Kyle D Weaver
    Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
  • Paul T Russell

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