Surgery

Robotic versus Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Carcinoma: a Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety.

PURPOSE: To systematically review efficacyand safety of robotic gastrectomy (RG) compared with conve...

An initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

OBJECTIVE:: To report an initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative ...

Brief Report: Development of a Robotic Intervention Platform for Young Children with ASD.

Increasingly researchers are attempting to develop robotic technologies for children with autism spe...

Electroencephalographic markers of robot-aided therapy in stroke patients for the evaluation of upper limb rehabilitation.

Stroke is the leading cause of permanent disability in developed countries; its effects may include ...

[Simulation-based robot-assisted surgical training].

Since the first use of robotic surgical system in 2000, the robot-assisted technology has gained wid...

Robotic Assisted Extended Sleeve Lobectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

A 61-year-old man had experienced an irritating cough for 1 month. He received a diagnosis of lung a...

Robotic Total Gastrectomy With Intracorporeal Robot-Sewn Anastomosis: A Novel Approach Adopting the Double-Loop Reconstruction Method.

Gastric cancer constitutes a major health problem. Robotic surgery has been progressively developed ...

Left lower lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection by complete video-assisted thoracic surgery.

A 50-year-old female was administered with left lower lobe lesion for 10 days. A preoperative chest ...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy.

A 62-year-old woman was referred to the Thoracic Surgery Department after computed tomography (CT) r...

Comparison of Warm Blood Cardioplegia Delivery With or Without the Use of a Roller Pump.

Various techniques for administration of blood cardioplegia are used worldwide. In this study, the e...

Factor V Leiden and Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

We present a case of a patient with factor V Leiden with an antithrombin III activity of 67% who rec...

The first description of metyrapone use in severe Cushing Syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion in an infant with immature sacrococcygeal teratoma. Case Report.

Cushing syndrome due to ectopic secretion of ACTH in infants is rare. The treatment of choice is rad...

[Electroacupuncture Intervention Combined with Anesthetics for Analgesia and Post-surgical Gastrointestinal Recovery in Pneumectomy Patients].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation of bilateral Taichong (LR 3)...

[Effects of Exogenous Nerve Growth Factor on Late Reperfusion after Myocardial Infarction].

This study demonstrates that nerve growth factor (NGF) plays a protective role in myocardial infarct...

[Effects and risks of hypothermia during blood purification in the treatment of postoperative cardiogenic shock in valvular heart diseases].

OBJECTIVE: To implement hypothermia during blood purification to investigate its effect and risk in ...

Postoperative Bleeding After Administration of a Single Dose of Rivaroxaban to a Patient Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.

A 62-year-old man was admitted to hospital for elective revision of a left total hip arthroplasty. H...

A Retrospective Study to Evaluate Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting.

Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting may be associated with a higher risk of postopera...

Can Robotic Interaction Improve Joint Attention Skills?

Although it has often been argued that clinical applications of advanced technology may hold promise...

Robotic right colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis--a video vignette.

[Clinical Outcomes and Prognosis of Salvage Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy after Definitive Chemoradiotherapy].

We examined the treatment outcomes and survival rate of patients treated with salvage thoracoscopic ...

[The Safety and Feasibility of Conversion Surgery for Initially Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer].

BACKGROUND: By remarkable progress of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, we sometimes achieve resec...