Benefits of Robotic Camera Assistance in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Procedures: Prospective Clinical Trial Using a Joystick-Guided Camera-Holder.

Journal: Surgical technology international
Published Date: May 15, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While minimally invasive surgery is a growing sector in medicine, camera assistance remains a problem. Especially in bariatric surgery, the assistant holding the camera faces certain challenges. Furthermore, unless the surgeon controls the camera movement themselves, they will be challenged by an unstable image. The aim of this study was to investigate the benefits of a robotic camera assistant (SoloAssist®, AKTORmed™ GmbH, Barbing, Germany) in bariatric surgery.

Authors

  • Sebastian W Holländer
    Department of General Surgery, Vascular, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany.
  • Hans Joachim Klingen
    Department of General Surgery, Vascular, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany.
  • Sarah Hess
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Bietigheim-Vaihingen Bietigheim-Vaihingen, Germany.
  • Anna Merscher
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital, Bietigheim-Vaihingen, Bietigheim-Vaihingen, Germany.
  • Matthias Glanemann
    Department of General Surgery, Vascular, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany.
  • Dieter Birk
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Bietigheim-Vaihingen, Bietigheim-Vaihingen, Germany.

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