Surgery

Persisting Hypocalcemia After Surgical Parathyroidectomy: The Differential Effectiveness of Calcium Citrate Versus Calcium Carbonate With Acid Suppression.

The effectiveness of oral calcium (Ca) may be contingent on a patient׳s factors beyond compliance, s...

Adverse Events in Robotic Surgery: A Retrospective Study of 14 Years of FDA Data.

BACKGROUND: Use of robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery has rapidly increased during the l...

Early Australian experience in robotic sleeve gastrectomy: a single site series.

BACKGROUND: The use of robotic platforms in bariatric surgery has recently gained relevance. With an...

Comparative analysis focusing on surgical and early oncological outcomes of open, laparoscopy-assisted, and robot-assisted approaches in rectal cancer patients.

PURPOSE: Because there are few comparative studies of open, laparoscopy-assisted (LA), and robot-ass...

Accuracy of Component Placement in Robotic-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a recent platform introduced to decrease the risk o...

Study on laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy procedures comparing splenic vessel preservation and non-preservation.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether two types of laparoscopic spleen-pre...

Re: Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy vs Standard Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Comparative Study.

Robotic Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Using the Sapien XT in the Setting of Severe Mitral Annular Calcification.

We describe the use of the Sapien XT, placed in the mitral position using a totally endoscopic robot...

Robotic surgery training: construct validity of Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS).

The objective of this study is to determine the ability of the GEARS scale (Global Evaluative Assess...

Bridging the gap between formal and experience-based knowledge for context-aware laparoscopy.

PURPOSE: Computer assistance is increasingly common in surgery. However, the amount of information i...

Design of Virtual Fixtures for Robotic Cholecystectomy.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: With the ongoing developments in robotic surgery, the associated adverse e...

Short- and mid-term outcomes of robotic-assisted total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer. Our experience after 198 consecutive cases.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted total mesorectal excision is a safe alternative for rectal cancer treatme...

National trends and differences in morbidity among surgical approaches for radical prostatectomy in Germany.

OBJECTIVE: In this study, we document trends in radical prostatectomy (RP) employment in Germany dur...

Trends in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2006 to 2012.

BACKGROUND: Robotic technology is one of the most recent technological changes in coronary artery by...

Tumor diameter accurately predicts perioperative outcomes in T1 renal cancer treated with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.

PURPOSE: To compare diameter as a continuous variable with categorical R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score ...

A Novel Tool for Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in the Emergency Department: Does Robotic Assessment of Neuromotor Performance Following Injury Predict the Presence of Postconcussion Symptoms at Follow-up?

OBJECTIVES: Postconcussion symptoms (PCS) are a common complication of mild traumatic brain injury (...

Implementing a robotics curriculum at an academic general surgery training program: our initial experience.

The robotic surgical platform is being utilized by a growing number of hospitals across the country,...

Functional results of robotic total intersphincteric resection with hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis.

BACKGROUND: In recent decades there has been an increasing trend toward sphincter-preserving procedu...

Comparison of Renal Function between Robot-Assisted and Open Partial Nephrectomy as Determined by Tc 99m-DTPA Renal Scintigraphy.

We compared postoperative renal function impairment between patients undergoing robot-assisted parti...

Laparoscopic versus robotic right colectomy: technique and outcomes.

Minimally invasive surgery has gained worldwide acceptance in the treatment of colonic cancer in the...

Automatic Multiple-Needle Surgical Planning of Robotic-Assisted Microwave Coagulation in Large Liver Tumor Therapy.

The "robotic-assisted liver tumor coagulation therapy" (RALTCT) system is a promising candidate for ...