BACKGROUND: Duodenal stump leakage is one of the most critical complications following gastrectomy surgery, with a high mortality rate. The present study aimed to establish a predictive model based on machine learning for forecasting the occurrence o...
Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
Dec 26, 2024
PURPOSE: In laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery, proper recognition of loose connective tissue, nerves, vas deferens, and microvessels is important to prevent postoperative complications, such as recurrence, pain, sexual dysfunction, and bleeding. E...
BACKGROUND: The preservation of the pelvic autonomic nervous system in total mesorectal excision remains challenging to date. The application of laparoscopy has enabled visualization of fine anatomical structures; however, the rate of urogenital dysf...
PURPOSE: Balancing surgical margins and functional outcomes is crucial during radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. Stimulated Raman histology (SRH) is a novel, real-time imaging technique that provides histologic images of fresh, unprocessed, a...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Nov 21, 2024
A major challenge in image-guided laparoscopic surgery is that structures of interest often deform and go, even if only momentarily, out of view. Methods which rely on having an up-to-date impression of those structures, such as registration or local...
BACKGROUND: Intraoperative hemorrhage during laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) is a risk factor for negative postoperative outcomes. Ensuring appropriate hemostasis enhances the safety of surgical procedures. An automatic bleeding recognition system base...
Pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (PLDH) has become a standard practice for living donor liver transplantation in expert centers. Accurate understanding of biliary structures is crucial during PLDH to minimize the risk of complications. This study ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Sep 16, 2024
PURPOSE: Countertraction is a vital technique in laparoscopic surgery, stretching the tissue surface for incision and dissection. Due to the technical challenges and frequency of countertraction, autonomous countertraction has the potential to signif...
Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
Sep 13, 2024
BACKGROUND: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) contribute to high mortality rates and impose significant financial burdens. In this study, a machine learning-based prediction model was developed to identify patients at high risk of developi...
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing demand for automated surgical skill assessment to solve issues such as subjectivity and bias that accompany manual assessments. This study aimed to verify the feasibility of assessing surgical skills using a surgica...
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