Laparoscopic surgery has been widely used in various surgical fields due to its minimally invasive and rapid recovery benefits. However, it demands a high level of technical expertise from surgeons. While advancements in computer vision and deep lear...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 11, 2025
PURPOSE: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the UK. Despite its safety, the volume of operations leads to a notable number of complications, with surgical errors often mitigated by the critical view of saf...
PURPOSE: Bile duct injury (BDI) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a dreaded complication. Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently been introduced in surgery. This systematic review aims to investigate whether AI can guide surgeons in iden...
BACKGROUND: The surgical difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis (AC) and the risk of bile duct injury (BDI) depend on the degree of fibrosis and scarring caused by inflammation; therefore, understanding these intraope...
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis, with increasing applications even in severe cases. However, the possibility of postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopa...
International journal of surgery (London, England)
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard for treating symptomatic gallstones but carries inherent risks like bile duct injury. While the critical view of safety (CVS) is advocated to mitigate bile duct injury, its real-world...
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
Oct 15, 2024
BACKGROUND: Surgeons can experience elevated cognitive workload (CWL) during surgery due to various factors including operative technicalities and the environmental demands of the operating theatre. This can result in poorer outcomes and have a detri...
BACKGROUND: Gaming can serve as an educational tool to allow trainees to practice surgical decision-making in a low-stakes environment. LapBot is a novel free interactive mobile game application that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide playe...
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very frequent surgical procedure. However, in an ageing society, less surgical staff will need to perform surgery on patients. Collaborative surgical robots (cobots) could address surgical staff shortages...
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