OBJECTIVE: While there are several reports confirming the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) and robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) in children there have been none comparing LP and RALP specifically in infants. In this ...
Robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) is a technically challenging procedure and there has been limited reporting of its learning curve (LC), mostly by a single surgical working group. The aim of the current study was to perform an independen...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Mar 18, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Aortic valve disease is the most common heart disease in the elderly calling for replacement with an artificial valve. The presented surgical robot aims to provide a highly controllable instrument for efficient delivery of an artificial va...
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Mar 16, 2021
Minimally invasive surgery techniques have evolved remarkably over the past few decades in the field of surgical oncology, including robotic techniques for gastric malignancies. Bedside surgical assistance is often limited by operating table space or...
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this report was to summarize observations, evaluate the feasibility, provide detailed information concerning proper techniques, and address limitations for non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) dissection and release during th...
The surgeon : journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
Mar 13, 2021
BACKGROUND: Robotic distal pancreatectomy has been accepted to be safe and effective for pancreatic tail lesion. Whether spleen preservation by preserving the splenic vessels with robot assistance is feasible and beneficial remains controversial. Her...
Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi
Mar 13, 2021
As an emerging field, telesurgery robotic system is changing the traditional medical mode and can delivery remote surgical treatment anywhere in the world. Advances in telesurgery robotic technology achieve the remote control beyond the current limit...
The aim of the present study was to compare the perioperative outcomes of extracorporeal (EXTRA) intracorporeal (INTRA) urinary diversion in patients undergoing robotic cystectomy and ileal conduit for neurogenic bladder. All consecutive patients ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 12, 2021
PURPOSE: By integrating locally operated surgical assistant robots in a sterilized area, a surgeon can perform safe robotically assisted laparoscopic solo surgery while controlling a laparoscope-holding robot and a forceps robot. At present, there is...
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