Surgery

Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Is Superior to the Laparoscopic Technique.

Reply to Letter: "Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Is Superior to the Laparoscopic Technique".

Short-term Outcome of Robot-assisted and Open IPAA: An Observational Single-center Study.

BACKGROUND: The potential advantages of robot-assisted laparoscopy are being increasingly investigat...

Robotic Anterior Resection for Sigmoid Colon Cancer Using Reduced Port Access.

Spatial awareness in robotic theatre.

As surgical and anaesthetic procedures become more complex, operating theatres need to be larger and...

A reflection on the experiences of implementing gynaecology robotic surgery.

When the decision is made to introduce a new technological innovation, it is only the very start of ...

Robotic surgery and its impact on teamwork in the operating theatre.

Effective teamwork in the operating theatre is important for safe patient care. In robotic surgery, ...

Improving efficiency in robotic theatres in the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: a gynaecology theatres perspective.

Improving efficiency within the operating theatre is always a key concern when running a successful ...

[Comparison of laparoscopic pyelolithotomy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal pelvic stones larger than 2.5 cm].

OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety, efficacy and complications of laparoscopic pyelolithotomy (LPL) an...

Body-mounted robotic instrument guide for image-guided cryotherapy of renal cancer.

PURPOSE: Image-guided cryotherapy of renal cancer is an emerging alternative to surgical nephrectomy...

[RESEARCH PROGRESS OF PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY ASSISTED BY Da Vinci ROBOTIC SYSTEM].

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the research progress of peripheral nerve surgery assisted by Da Vinci robot...

Influence of robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy on vaginal cuff healing and brachytherapy initiation in endometrial carcinoma patients.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of robotic-assisted laparoscopic hyster...

New Prostheses and Orthoses Step Up their Game: Motorized Knees, Robotic Hands, and Exosuits Mark Advances in Rehabilitation Technology.

Forty years ago, Les Baugh lost both of his arms in an electrical accident. With bilateral shoulder-...

Tailor-made rehabilitation approach using multiple types of hybrid assistive limb robots for acute stroke patients: A pilot study.

This article investigated the feasibility of a tailor-made neurorehabilitation approach using multip...

Overall rate, location, and predictive factors for positive surgical margins after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer.

We report the overall rate, locations and predictive factors of positive surgical margins (PSMs) in ...

The Role of Virtual Surgical Planning in the Era of Robotic Surgery.

Among various surgical methods introduced to optimize esthetic results, robotic surgery has graduall...

Laparoscopic Robot-Assisted Diaphragm Plication.

Minimally invasive approaches to diaphragm plication for eventration include thoracoscopic and lapar...

Discussion on robot-assisted laparoscopic cystectomy and Ileal neobladder surgery preoperative care.

To investigate the clinical applications of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with orthotopic ileal ...

Evaluation of Network-Based Minimally Invasive VR Surgery Simulator.

In this paper, we report a result of an experiment of a field trial of our network-based minimally i...

Mitral Valve Surgery: Current Minimally Invasive and Transcatheter Options.

The mitral valve is a highly complex structure, the competency and function of which relies on the h...

Robotic Assessment of Upper Limb Function after Proximal Humeral Fracture: Personal Experience as A Patient and Occupational Therapist.

Robotics is an emerging field in rehabilitation medicine. Robots have the potential to complement tr...