Surgery

Laparoscopic para-aortic lymph node dissection for patients with primary colorectal cancer and clinically suspected para-aortic lymph nodes.

PURPOSE: Treatment of patients with para-aortic lymph node metastasis from colorectal cancer is cont...

Postoperative CA19-9 Change Is a Useful Predictor of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Survival following Liver Resection.

BACKGROUND: To investigate the clinical significance of the perioperative CA19-9 change for predicti...

Neural Network Prediction of ICU Length of Stay Following Cardiac Surgery Based on Pre-Incision Variables.

BACKGROUND: Advanced predictive analytical techniques are being increasingly applied to clinical ris...

Optimal Modality Selection for Cooperative Human-Robot Task Completion.

Human-robot cooperation in complex environments must be fast, accurate, and resilient. This requires...

The role of robotics in widening the range of application of minimally invasive surgery for pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Robot-assisted surgery for the radical treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with colorectal involvement: short- and mid-term surgical and functional outcomes.

PURPOSE: Sexual and urinary dysfunctions are complications in radical treatment of deep infiltrating...

Robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty.

Precise and accurate biomechanical reconstruction during total hip arthroplasty (THA) is essential f...

Evaluation of surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome using local anesthesia.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results and complications from surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndro...

Total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer.

INTRODUCTION: In the surgical treatment of rectal cancer, a clear circumferential resection margin a...

Bladder dose-volume parameters are associated with urinary incontinence after postoperative intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: Urinary incontinence is a potential side effect of prostatectomy and intensity modulated ra...

Immediate hemodynamic changes after revascularization of complete infrarenal aortic occlusion: A classic issue revisited.

Chronic total occlusion of the infrarenal aorta (CTOA) is a rare disease, characterized by severe im...

Clinical outcomes following laparoscopic management of pT3 renal masses: A large, multi-institutional cohort.

INTRODUCTION: We described the clinical and oncological outcomes of patients treated by laparoscopic...

Comparison of bleeding risks related to venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in laparoscopic vs open colorectal cancer surgery: a multicenter study in Japanese patients.

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism is the most common preventable cause of hospital death. The objec...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of conventional laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (RALSC) has spread rapidly without the availa...

Endoscopic autologous cartilage injection for the patulous eustachian tube.

Patulous eustachian tube (PET) can have a significant negative impact on a patient's quality of life...

The Prevalence of HIV in Cancer Patients at the Surgical Oncology Unit of Donka University Hospital of Conakry (Guinea).

Aim. To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among patients seen at the surgical oncology unit ...

Unusual late presentation of metastatic extrathoracic thymoma to gastrohepatic lymph node treated by surgical resection.

In advanced stages, thymic tumors tend to spread locally. Distant metastatic disease is rare. We pre...

Effects of Ropivacaine on Postoperative Pain and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative analgesic effects of ropivacaine have been demonstrated in various surgica...

Evolutionary multiobjective design of a flexible caudal fin for robotic fish.

Robotic fish accomplish swimming by deforming their bodies or other fin-like appendages. As an emerg...

Goserelin acetate before transurethral resection of moderately enlarged benign prostatic hyperplasia: Prospective randomised-controlled clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist, goserel...

An Analytic Model for the Success Rate of a Robotic Actuator System in Hitting Random Targets.

Autonomous robotic systems are increasingly being used in a wide range of applications such as preci...