Surgery

Less postoperative pain and shorter length of stay after robot-assisted retrorectus hernia repair (rRetrorectus) compared with laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair (IPOM) for small or medium-sized ventral hernias.

BACKGROUND: The optimal repair of ventral hernia remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the results a...

[Robotic Left Hepatectomy Using the Glissonean Pedicle Approach for the Treatment of Caroli's Syndrome].

BACKGROUND: Caroli's syndrome is a rare disease characterised by non-obstructive dilation of intrahe...

Minimally Invasive Surgery in the United States, 2022: Understanding Its Value Using New Datasets.

INTRODUCTION: While minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has transformed the treatment landscape of surg...

Comparison of Three Approaches to Single-Port Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Our Institution's Initial Experience.

We aimed to compare three robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) approaches-Retzius sparing (R...

Robotic partial nephrectomy for complex kidney cyst in a 4-year old boy: Points of technique.

Complex kidney cysts are rarely observed in childhood. In adult patients, when radiological studies ...

How do I/we forecast tomorrow's transfusion? A focus on recipients' profiles.

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a life-saving medical intervention and has an essential role in ...

Two-dimensional C-arm robotic navigation system (i-Navi) in spine surgery: a pilot study.

PURPOSE: Pedicle screws placement is very common procedure in spinal surgery. Robotic assisted surge...

Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy with the novel HUGO™ RAS System: feasibility, setting, and perioperative outcomes.

Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) has demonstrated better peri-operative outcomes as compar...

Machine learning prediction of postoperative major adverse cardiovascular events in geriatric patients: a prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) account for more than one-thir...

Number of lymph nodes dissected and upstaging rate of the N factor in robot-assisted thoracic surgery versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for patients with cN0 primary lung cancer.

PURPOSE: The accuracy of lymph node (LN) dissection in robotic surgery for lung cancer remains contr...

Effects of nerve-sparing procedures on surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: Nerve-sparing (NS) techniques could potentially increase positive surgical margins after...

A systematic review of robot-assisted anti-reflux surgery to examine reporting standards.

Robot-assisted anti-reflux surgery (RA-ARS) is increasingly being used to treat refractory gastro-oe...

Preclinical feasibility of robot-assisted sentinel lymph node biopsy using multi-modality magnetic and fluorescence guidance in the head and neck.

BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a staging procedure dependent on accurate mapping o...

Convincing evidence in favour of robotics in total mesorectal excision surgery?

Artificial intelligence for identification of focal lesions in intraoperative liver ultrasonography.

PURPOSE: Intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) of the liver is a crucial adjunct in every liver rese...

[Morbidity of extended pelvic lymphadenectomy during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for localized cancer prostate].

OBJECTIVES: To assess the morbidity specific of extended pelvic lymphadenectomy during robot-assiste...

Significance of postoperative membranous urethral length and position of vesicourethral anastomosis for short-term continence recovery following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: We assess whether short-term recovery of urinary incontinence following robot-assisted l...

Robot-assisted transthoracic hybrid esophagectomy versus open and laparoscopic hybrid esophagectomy: propensity score matched analysis of short-term outcome.

PURPOSE: Minimally invasive en-bloc esophagectomy is associated with a reduction of postoperative mo...

Anticipation for surgical workflow through instrument interaction and recognized Signals.

Surgical workflow anticipation is an essential task for computer-assisted intervention (CAI) systems...

Predictive nomogram for soft robotic hand rehabilitation of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.

BACKGROUND: Few studies focused on the risk factors for hand rehabilitation of intracerebral hemorrh...

Robotic single port anti-reflux surgery: Initial worldwide experience of two cases with a novel surgical approach to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease.

INTRODUCTION: To date, no anti-reflux operations have been reported with the new da Vinci Single-Por...