BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is the gold standard treatment for adrenal lesions. Robot-assisted adrenalectomy (RAA) is a safe approach, associated with higher costs in absence of clear-cut benefits. Several series reported some advanta...
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
Sep 20, 2022
To compare the outcomes of pediatric splenectomies for hematologic diseases performed by robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) and laparoscopic approach. Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases were systematically searched for publication...
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
Sep 12, 2022
OBJECTIVES: To investigate how much minimal residual membranous urethral length (mRUL) and maximal urethral length (MUL) measured on MRI preoperatively affect postoperative urinary incontinence (PUI) and recovery in robot-assisted radical prostatecto...
PURPOSE: Minimally invasive en-bloc esophagectomy is associated with a reduction of postoperative morbidity. This was demonstrated for both total minimally invasive and hybrid esophagectomy. However, little is known about any benefits of robotic assi...
Journal of clinical monitoring and computing
Sep 3, 2022
Accurate estimation of surgical risks is important for informing the process of shared decision making and informed consent. Postoperative reintubation (POR) is a severe complication that is associated with postoperative morbidity. Previous studies h...
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
Aug 24, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Durable techniques that prevent postoperative inguinal hernia (IH) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) have not been established. This study evaluated the long-term efficacy of a postoperative IH prevention technique that ...
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive techniques for pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) are increasing in practice, however, data remains limited regarding perioperative outcomes. Our study sought to compare patients undergoing open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) ...
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