Surgery

Leveraging interpretable machine learning algorithms to predict postoperative patient outcomes on mobile devices.

Setting patient and family expectations for postoperative outcomes is an important aspect of care, a...

Multiquadrant surgery in the robotic era: a technical description and outcomes for da Vinci Xi robotic subtotal colectomy and total proctocolectomy.

BACKGROUND: Common colorectal procedures that require access to all quadrants of the abdomen are sub...

Development of machine learning-based clinical decision support system for hepatocellular carcinoma.

There is a significant discrepancy between the actual choice for initial treatment option for hepato...

Comparison of operative time between robotic and laparoscopic myomectomy for removal of numerous myomas.

BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that the total operative time of robot myomectomy (RM) is shorter than t...

The Vascular Basis of the Pronator Quadratus Muscle Flap and Its Use in Clinical Cases.

 Pronator quadratus (PQ) is a deeply situated muscle in the forearm which may occasionally be utili...

Subsphincteric Anastomosis During Laparoscopic Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy and Its Positive Impact on Continence Recovery.

To assess the interest of a new sphincter preserving anastomosis technique for continence recovery ...

Design and development of a non-contact robotic gripper for tissue manipulation in minimally invasive surgery.

This paper describes the design and testing of a gripper developed for handling of delicate and flex...

Lower Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Following Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Propensity Score-Matched Comparison to Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.

BACKGROUND: Whether robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIE) is more beneficial than conven...

User-Driven Functional Movement Training With a Wearable Hand Robot After Stroke.

We studied the performance of a robotic orthosis designed to assist the paretic hand after stroke. I...

Comparison of Support Vector Machine, Naïve Bayes and Logistic Regression for Assessing the Necessity for Coronary Angiography.

(1) Background: Coronary angiography is considered to be the most reliable method for the diagnosis ...

Hospital robotic use for colorectal cancer care.

The use of robotic surgery for colorectal cancer continues to increase. However, not all organizatio...

Experimental study of the optimum puncture pattern of robot-assisted needle insertion into hyperelastic materials.

The robot-assisted insertion surgery plays a crucial role in biopsy and therapy. This study focuses ...

Accessory neuropathy after minimally invasive robotic mitral valve repair: Further evidence to support an inflammatory etiology.

Multi-level feature aggregation network for instrument identification of endoscopic images.

Identification of surgical instruments is crucial in understanding surgical scenarios and providing ...

Robotic "Double Loop" Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduces the risk of postoperative internal hernias: a prospective observational study.

BACKGROUND: Internal herniation (IH) is a potentially serious complication after laparoscopic Roux-e...

Development of a High-Fidelity Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplant Simulation Platform Using Three-Dimensional Printing and Hydrogel Casting Technologies.

Despite the adoption of robotic donor nephrectomy, the steep learning curve of robotic recipient tr...

Evaluation of a stand-alone robotic camera holding system: technology that improves laparoscopy.

INTRODUCTION: In order to perform laparoscopic procedures, a surgeon requires an assistant to hold t...

Robotic total intersphincteric resection with total mesorectal excision in low rectal cancer - a video vignette.

Retroauricular thyroidectomy with a single-arm robotic surgical system: Preclinical cadaveric study.

BACKGROUND: In this study, we evaluate a new flexible, single-arm robotic system in performing thyro...

MR-Conditional Actuations: A Review.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most prevailing technologies to enable noninvasive an...

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in the Middle East: A report on the perioperative outcomes from a tertiary care centre in Lebanon.

OBJECTIVE: To report on the surgical, oncological and early functional outcomes of robot-assisted ra...