Surgery

Surgical robots for SPL and NOTES: a review.

INTRODUCTION: Single port laparoscopy (SPL) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOT...

A teleconference with three-dimensional surgical video presentation on the 'usual' Internet.

Endoscopic surgery employing three-dimensional (3D) video images, such as a robotic surgery, has rec...

Perioperative and long-term renal functional outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a multicenter matched-pair comparison.

PURPOSE: We compared perioperative and long-term renal functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic approach for artificial urinary sphincter implantation in 11 women with urinary stress incontinence: surgical technique and initial experience.

BACKGROUND: Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation is recommended for women suffering urina...

Comparison of perioperative outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONTEXT: Robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) is rapidly increasing; however, the benefit of RPN over l...

Can robotic surgery be done efficiently while training residents?

INTRODUCTION: Robotic surgery is a rapidly growing area in surgery. In an era of emphasis on cost re...

Predicting inpatient stay lasting 2 midnights or longer after robotic surgery for endometrial cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the rate of inpatient stay and the factors predicting inpatient status after ...

A prospective non-randomised single-center study comparing laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy.

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is increasing in popularity thanks to the benef...

Media-fill simulation tests in manual and robotic aseptic preparation of injection solutions in syringes.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contamination rate of media-fill products e...

Laparoscopic non-microsurgical tubal reanastomosis: A retrospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the pregnancy rate achieved through laparoscopic tubal reanastomosis using o...

Robotic natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (R-NOTES): literature review and prototype system.

In minimally invasive surgery methods such as laparoscopic surgery, surgical instruments are introdu...

Associated Da Vinci and magellan robotic systems for successful treatment of nutcracker syndrome.

Here, we report the case of a 26-year-old woman suffering from nutcracker syndrome with concurrent d...

da Vinci robot-assisted keyhole neurosurgery: a cadaver study on feasibility and safety.

The goal of this cadaver study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of da Vinci robot-assisted...

Positive Surgical Margin Trends in Patients with Pathologic T3 Prostate Cancer Treated with Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

INTRODUCTION: We analyzed the trends of positive surgical margin (PSM) location in patients who had ...

2D-3D radiograph to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) registration for C-arm image-guided robotic surgery.

PURPOSE: C-arm radiographs are commonly used for intraoperative image guidance in surgical intervent...

Factors Contributing to Early Recovery of Urinary Continence Analyzed by Pre- and Postoperative Pelvic Anatomical Features at Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to elucidate factors contributing to early recovery of ur...

Does the cost of robotic cholecystectomy translate to a financial burden?

INTRODUCTION: Robotic application to cholecystectomy has dramatically increased, though its impact o...

Hybrid laparoscopic-robotic management of type IVa choledochal cyst in the setting of prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: video case report and review of the literature.

BACKGROUND: Choledochal cysts are rare congenital disease of the biliary system. The recommended tre...

Re: A prospective study examining the association between preoperative frailty and postoperative complications in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery.

Robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery lung segmentectomy for malignant and benign lesions.

OBJECTIVES: The experience with robotic techniques (RATS) and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)...

Assessment of paediatric thoracic robotic surgery.

OBJECTIVES: Many studies have reported that robotic-assisted surgery is safe and feasible for paedia...