Added value of 3D-vision during robotic pancreatoduodenectomy anastomoses in biotissue (LAEBOT 3D2D): a randomized controlled cross-over trial.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We tested the added value of 3D-vision on procedure time and surgical performance during robotic pancreatoduodenectomy anastomoses in biotissue. Robotic surgery has the advantage of articulating instruments and 3D-vision. Consensus is lacking on the added value of 3D-vision during laparoscopic surgery. Given the improved dexterity with robotic surgery, the added value of 3D-vision may be even less with robotic surgery.

Authors

  • Maurice J W Zwart
    Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Leia R Jones
    Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Alberto Balduzzi
    General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy.
  • Kosei Takagi
    Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Aude Vanlander
    Department of Surgery, University Hospital Ghent, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Peter B van den Boezem
    Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Freek Daams
    Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Camiel Rosman
    Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Daan J Lips
    Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
  • Arthur J Moser
    The Pancreas and Liver Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Melissa E Hogg
    Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Olivier R C Busch
    Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Martijn W J Stommel
    Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Marc G Besselink
    Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.g.besselink@amsterdamumc.nl.