Surgery

SP rTaTME: initial clinical experience with single-port robotic transanal total mesorectal excision (SP rTaTME).

BACKGROUND: The technical difficulty and steep learning curve of transanal total mesorectal excision...

Towards markerless surgical tool and hand pose estimation.

PURPOSE:  : Tracking of tools and surgical activity is becoming more and more important in the conte...

Robotic versus laparoscopic distal gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.

BACKGROUND: Robotic distal gastrectomy (RDG) has been increasingly used for the treatment of gastric...

Robot-assisted anorectal pull-through for anorectal malformations with rectourethral and rectovesical fistula: feasibility and short-term outcome.

BACKGROUND: Multiple structures in the anorectal area are closely related to defecation, voiding and...

Comparison of the short-term operative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes between two types of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: Da Vinci versus Micro Hand S surgical robot.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the difference of two various robotic technology applied in ...

Reducing the Risk of Postoperative Complications After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer Patients: Results of an Audit and Feedback Intervention Following the Implementation of Prospective Data Collection.

BACKGROUND: Prospective data collection for perioperative outcomes might increase awareness of surgi...

Tricky Diagnosis and Robot-laparoscopic Surgical Approach to Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To show the challenging diagnosis of, and safe robotic surgical approach to, a rare...

Availability and reporting quality of external validations of machine-learning prediction models with orthopedic surgical outcomes: a systematic review.

Background and purpose - External validation of machine learning (ML) prediction models is an essent...

Reply to Francesco Montorsi, Marco Bandini, and Andrea Necchi's Letter to the Editor re: Francesco Soria, Marco Moschini, David D'Andrea, et al. Comparative Effectiveness in Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic versus Open Radical Cystectomy: Results from a Multicenter Contemporary Retrospective Cohort Study. Eur Urol Focus 2020;6:1233-9.

Robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of long-term survival and urogenital functional outcomes.

INTRODUCTION: Robotic surgical technology has been widely introduced and applied in various fields o...

Oncologic Equipoise Between Robotic and Open Radical Cystectomy.

Our objective was to establish the incidence of positive surgical margins, recurrence patterns, and...

Robotic hepatectomy and biliary reconstruction for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a pioneer western case series.

Open surgery is the standard of care for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). With the aim of oncolo...

A deep learning model for the classification of indeterminate lung carcinoma in biopsy whole slide images.

The differentiation between major histological types of lung cancer, such as adenocarcinoma (ADC), s...

Impact of Surgeon-Controlled Suction During Robotic Prostatectomy to Reduce Dependence on Bedside Assistance.

Suction during robotic surgery has traditionally been performed by a bedside assistant. Adequately ...

Experience with 10 years of a robotic surgery program at an Academic Medical Center.

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined robotic surgery from a programmatic standpoint, yet this is ho...

Deep learning assistance increases the detection sensitivity of radiologists for secondary intracranial aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage.

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether a deep learning model (DLM) could increase the detection sensitivity of...

Non-Technical Skill Assessment and Mental Load Evaluation in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Sensor technologies and data collection practices are changing and improving quality metrics across...

Robot-assisted transthoracic first rib resection for venous thoracic outlet syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Venous thoracic outlet syndrome (vTOS) is caused by external compression of the subclavi...

Evaluation of the learning curve of robot-assisted laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy.

BACKGROUND: The current standard treatment for external rectal prolapse and symptomatic high-grade i...

Comparison of Perioperative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes of Three-Dimensional Versus Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Preliminary Study.

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the first-line treatment modality for prostate cancer and can be perf...

Modular approach to robotic total mesorectal excision for trainees - a video vignette.