Surgery

Comparison of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels after robot-assisted laparoscopic and retropubic radical prostatectomy: an observational study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy are at increased risk of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) because of intraoperative bleeding, obstructive uropathy, and older age. Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) may become important for diagnosis of postoperative AKI after urogenital oncosurgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of...

Development and feasibility of a soft pneumatic-robotic glove to assist impaired hand function in quadriplegia patients: A pilot study.

One of the common disorders in people with quadriplegia is having a weak grip strength that can affect activities of daily living (ADL). This study presents the design of a soft robotic glove via pneumatic actuators and feasibility according to a range of motion (ROM) of proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint and user friendly. The soft robotic glove includes a neoprene cockup, two pumps, a controll...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery combined with axitinib for renal cell carcinoma and inferior vena cava tumor thrombi in a patient with severe obesity and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: A case report.

Vision and RTLS Safety Implementation in an Experimental Human-Robot Collaboration Scenario.

Human-robot collaboration is becoming ever more widespread in industry because of its adaptability. Conventional safety elements are used when convert...

Relationship between Artificial Intelligence-Based General Anesthetics and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) refers to the complications of the central nervous system before and after surgery in patients without ment...

Will It Play in Peoria? A Pilot Study of a Robotic Skills Curriculum for Surgical Oncology Fellows.

INTRODUCTION: To implement a mastery-based robotic surgery curriculum using virtual reality (VR) and inanimate reality (IR) drills at multiple Complex...

Comparison of short-term outcomes between transthoracic and robot-assisted transmediastinal radical surgery for esophageal cancer: a prospective study.

BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to assess the lower invasiveness of robot-assisted transmediastinal radical esophagectomy by prospectively compari...

Development and performance assessment of novel machine learning models to predict pneumonia after liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the most frequently encountered postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), whi...

Robotic Unroofing of Large Hepatic Cyst: A Definitive Surgical Solution With Minimally Invasive Technique.

[Minimally invasive liver surgery].

Minimally invasive liver surgery is safe and can be performed with results practically equal to those in open surgery. There are different techniques ...

[Robot-Assisted Lung Surgery].

Anatomical lung resection is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage lung cancer. The conventional surgical techniques are thoracotomy an...

Single-stage Xi® robotic radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: surgical technique and outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) represents the standard of care for high grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Open and laparosc...

[Robot-assisted Living Donor Nephrectomy - Technical Aspects and Initial Evidence].

Minimally invasive donor nephrectomy has become the standard procedure in most transplant centres over the past two decades and has contributed to a r...

Robotic intracorporeal Kono-S anastomosis - a video vignette.

Development and evaluation of a deep neural network for histologic classification of renal cell carcinoma on biopsy and surgical resection slides.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common renal cancer in adults. The histopathologic classification of RCC is essential for diagnosis, prognosis,...

Lacrimal Sac Anterior Border-Maxillary Line Distance: Effect on Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) Surgery Results and NLDO-SS Questionnaire.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the maxillary line (ML)-lacrimal sac anterior border (LSA) distance on the results of endoscopic dacryoc...

Single-port robotic Mitrofanoff in a pediatric patient.

INTRODUCTION: Pediatric surgery began with single-incision flank surgery and has evolved to multi-port laparoscopic and robotic approaches. Recent tec...

Assessment of Risk Factors and Outcome of Early Versus Late Cytomegalovirus Infection Infection in Living-related D+/R + Renal Allograft Recipients.

INTRODUCTION: Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) in a kidney transplant recipient (KTR) is a serious complication resulting in increased morbidity, morta...

A comparison of surgical outcomes among robotic cases performed with an employed surgical assist versus a second surgeon as the assist.

To examine whether utilizing an employed surgical first assistant or a physician as an assistant during gynecologic robotic cases affects surgical var...

Robotic infant surgery with 3 mm instruments: a study in piglets of less than 10 kg body weight.

No data exist concerning the appication of a new robotic system with 3 mm instruments (Senhance®, Transenterix) in infants and small children. Therefo...