Percutaneous nephrolithotomy guided by 5G-powered robot-assisted teleultrasound diagnosis system: first clinical experience with a novel tele-assistance approach (IDEAL stage 1).

Journal: BMC urology
Published Date: Jan 18, 2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To demonstrate the technical feasibility of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) guided by 5G-powered robot-assisted teleultrasound diagnosis system (RTDS) in a complex kidney-stone (CKS) cohort and present our preliminary outcomes. PCNL is highly skill-required, which hinders it popularization in primary medical units of remote regions. We designed an innovative tele-assistance approach to make PCNL easy to be operated by inexperienced surgeons.

Authors

  • Jie Yang
    Key Laboratory of Development and Maternal and Child Diseases of Sichuan Province, Department of Pediatrics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Xiang Zhou
    Department of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Xuan Zhou
    Clinical Trial Institution, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100, China.
  • Jin-Yong Tian
    Department of Urology, Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital, Kezhou, Xinjiang 845350, China.
  • Muhetaer Wubuli
    Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture (Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital), Artux, Xinjiang, 845350, China.
  • Xin-Hua Ye
    Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
  • Jie Li
    Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence Application Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China.
  • Ning-Hong Song
    Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.

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