The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
May 6, 2020
BACKGROUND: Ergonomics, as defined by the optimization of one's physical environment to enhance work performance, is an important consideration in surgery. While there have been reviews on the ergonomics of laparoscopy, this has not been the case for...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
May 5, 2020
PURPOSE: The registration of a preoperative 3D model, reconstructed, for example, from MRI, to intraoperative laparoscopy 2D images, is the main challenge to achieve augmented reality in laparoscopy. The current systems have a major limitation: they ...
BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are beneficial in proctocolectomy, but their impact on robotic low rectal proctectomy is not fully investigated. This study assessed the impact of an ERAS pathway on the outcomes and cost of...
To test contemporary rates and predictors of open conversion at minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic) radical prostatectomy (MIRP). Within the National Inpatient Sample database (2008-2015), we identified all MIRP patients and patients who u...
Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
Apr 11, 2020
PURPOSE: In addition to incisional hernia, inguinal hernia is a recognized complication to radical retropubic prostatectomy. To compare the risk of developing inguinal and incisional hernias after open radical prostatectomy compared to robot-assisted...
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