Surgery

Uncharted Waters of Machine and Deep Learning for Surgical Phase Recognition in Neurosurgery.

Recent years have witnessed artificial intelligence (AI) make meteoric leaps in both medicine and su...

Does single-site robotic surgery makes sense for gallbladder surgery?

BACKGROUND: Cholecystectomy is one of the most performed surgeries. Several techniques were created,...

Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Results from the EUROCRINE Surgical Registry.

BACKGROUND: Adrenalectomy is routinely performed via the minimally invasive approach. Safety of adre...

ASO Author Reflections: Mini-Invasive Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Resection: Could Robots Be the Key?

Non-invasive scoring of cellular atypia in keratinocyte cancers in 3D LC-OCT images using Deep Learning.

Diagnosis based on histopathology for skin cancer detection is today's gold standard and relies on t...

Using Machine Learning to Evaluate the Role of Microinflammation in Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

BACKGROUND: Lipid metabolism disorder, as one major complication in patients with chronic kidney dis...

Robotic Adrenalectomy Using the da Vinci SP Robotic System: Technical Feasibility Comparison with Single-Port Access Using the da Vinci Multi-arm Robotic System.

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold standard for adrenal tumor; however, robotic adre...

Robotic Left Hepatectomy Extended to Caudate Lobe and Common Biliary Duct for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.

BACKGROUND: The safety and efficiency of minimally invasive approaches for liver resection have been...

Deep Constraint-Based Propagation in Graph Neural Networks.

The popularity of deep learning techniques renewed the interest in neural architectures able to proc...

Application of the QFD-fuzzy-SERVQUAL methodology as a quality planning tool at the surgical centre of a public teaching hospital.

BACKGROUND: In Brazil, many public hospitals face constant problems related to high demand vis-à-vis...

Surgical assistant manipulator with diagonal joints and multi-stage telescopic screws for laparoscopic solo surgery.

PURPOSE: A surgeon in a sterilized area can perform robotically assisted laparoscopic solo surgery w...

Effects of two different doses of 3% hypertonic saline with mannitol during decompressive craniectomy following traumatic brain injury: A prospective, controlled study.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The current study was designed to compare the effects of two different doses of...

Robotic deep inferior epigastric perforator flap harvest in breast reconstruction.

INTRODUCTION: Reducing donor site morbidity after deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) ...

Outpatient Inpatient Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: An Evidence-Based Analysis of Comparative Outcomes.

To provide a systematic analysis of outcomes comparing outpatient and inpatient robot-assisted radi...

Analysis of tendon tension and hysteresis by tendon twisting and development of anti-twist tendon mechanism of robotic surgical instruments.

BACKGROUND: Control of the joints of robotic surgical instruments is difficult owing to hysteresis, ...

INFLUENCE OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE LAPAROSCOPIC EXPERIENCE SKILLS ON ROBOTIC SURGERY DEXTERITY.

BACKGROUND: It is unclear if there is a natural transition from laparoscopic to robotic surgery with...

The learning curve to attain surgical competency in robotic colorectal surgery.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to assess the robotic colorectal surgery (RCS) learning curve...

Impact of previous transurethral resection of prostate on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a matched cohort analysis.

We aimed to compare surgical, oncological, and functional outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostat...

Minimally invasive hysterectomy for benign indications-surgical volume matters: a retrospective cohort study comparing complications of robotic-assisted and conventional laparoscopic hysterectomies.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of perioperative complications in robotic-...

Evaluation of the learning curve for robot-assisted rectal surgery using the cumulative sum method.

BACKGROUND: There is no clear evidence on the number of cases required to master the techniques requ...

Postoperative delirium prediction using machine learning models and preoperative electronic health record data.

BACKGROUND: Accurate, pragmatic risk stratification for postoperative delirium (POD) is necessary to...