OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and efficacy of introducing robotic-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (RALDN) to the standard retroperitoneal endoscopic donor nephrectomy (REDN).
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) has the potential to combine the advantages of minimally invasive surgery with the best renal replacement treatment. Over the last decade, the results were encouraging, as surgical and f...
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
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Living donation in many countries is the main resource of organs. Healthy, volunteering individuals deserve the highest safety standards possible in addition to the least invasive technique to procure the organs. Since the introduction of living dono...
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
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Minimally invasive surgery has been introduced for liver transplantations. Although laparoscopic or robot-assisted living donor hepatectomy is being used, minimally invasive surgery is rarely performed in recipients during liver transplantation. A 63...
Robot-assisted donor nephrectomy (RDN) is increasingly used due to its advantages such as its precision and reduced learning curve when compared to laparoscopic techniques. Concerns remain among surgeons regarding possible longer warm ischemia time. ...
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of transplant centers have adopted robot-assisted living donor nephrectomy. Thus, a transplant fellow assessment tool is needed for promoting operative independence in an objective and safe manner.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
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Precise graft weight (GW) estimation is essential for planning living donor liver transplantation to select grafts of adequate size for the recipient. This study aimed to investigate whether a machine-learning model can improve the accuracy of GW est...
Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
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Lee and colleagues describe a groundbreaking total robot-assisted explant hepatectomy followed by robotic engraftment for a patient requiring a living donor liver transplant. This report represents a crucial step towards implementing robot-assisted l...
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
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