Surgery

Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Radical Prostatectomy-Is the Jury Still Out?

Beyond motor recovery after stroke: The role of hand robotic rehabilitation plus virtual reality in improving cognitive function.

Robot-assisted hand training adopting end-effector devices results in an additional reduction of motor impairment in comparison to usual care alone in different stages of stroke recovery. These devices often allow the patient to perform practical, attentive, and visual-spatial tasks in a semi-virtual reality (VR) setting. We aimed to investigate whether the hand end-effector robotic device Amadeo ...

Robot-assisted enucleation of a giant submucosal tumor in the upper esophagus.

Few reports have demonstrated robotic surgery for large tumors in the upper esophagus. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with a giant submucosal...

Efficacy of da Vinci robot-assisted lymph node surgery than conventional axillary lymph node dissection in breast cancer - A comparative study.

BACKGROUND: da Vinci robot-assisted axillary lymph node dissection (dVALND) can be a minimally invasive technique to minimize post-operative complicat...

Mathematical and computational modeling for the determination of optical parameters of breast cancer cell.

This study enumerates the quantitative measurement of optical parameters used in several diagnostic procedures for malignant tissue. Optical diagnosis...

The Use of Augmented Reality to Guide the Intraoperative Frozen Section During Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) can guide the surgical plan during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), and int...

A nationwide comparison of short-term outcomes after transanal, open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted total mesorectal excision.

AIM: Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery has several limitations. Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) can potentially overcome these limitation...

A Soft Tactile Sensor Based on Magnetics and Hybrid Flexible-Rigid Electronics.

Tactile sensing is crucial for robots to manipulate objects successfully. However, integrating tactile sensors into robotic hands is still challenging...

Test clamp procedure in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: is it a safe procedure?

We performed test clamp procedure in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) to prevent massive bleeding during tumor resection and to omit dissecti...

Robot-assisted Exploration of Somatic Nerves in the Pelvis and Transection of the Sacrospinous Ligament for Alcock Canal Syndrome.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Some articles have reported the surgical management of Alcock canal syndrome (ACS) using the transperineal [1], transgluteal [2], or ...

Robotic Excision of a Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.

Ergonomic port placement in robotic colorectal surgery.

AIM: The aim of the study was to determine how spacing between ports and alignment of ports (oblique or vertical) influences manipulation angles in ro...

A novel distal ureter management during robot-assisted nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision.

Virtual Reality-Based Framework to Simulate Control Algorithms for Robotic Assistance and Rehabilitation Tasks through a Standing Wheelchair.

The implementation of control algorithms oriented to robotic assistance and rehabilitation tasks for people with motor disabilities has been of increa...

Modeling Texture in Deep 3D CNN for Survival Analysis.

Radiomics has shown remarkable potential for predicting the survival outcome for various types of cancers such as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PD...

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery: Methods and Outcomes in a 20-Year Review.

In the mid- to late-1990s the cardiac surgery community began to apply limited incisions in mitral valve surgery. Ministernotomies and right-sided min...

Adaptive robust synchronized control for cooperative robotic manipulators with uncertain base coordinate system.

In this paper, cooperative robotic manipulators under uncertain base coordinate are investigated. The coordinate uncertainties result in biases of coo...

Bioethical implications of robotic surgery in urology: a systematic review.

INTRODUCTION: Robotic technologies are being increasingly implemented in healthcare, including urology, and holding promises for improving medicine wo...

Robotic Dual-Console Distal Pancreatectomy: Could it be Considered a Safe Approach and Surgical Teaching even in Pancreatic Surgery? A Retrospective Observational Study Cohort.

BACKGROUND: The study aims to assess the safety and feasibility of the robotic dual-console during a robotic distal pancreatectomy METHODS: The data o...

Comparative Outcomes of Double-J and Cutaneous Pyeloureteral Stents in Pediatric Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty.

Comparative outcome studies investigating internal Double-J (DJ) and externalized stents have primarily been performed for open and laparoscopic pyel...