In this review, the advantages of the robotic platform in rTAPP are presented and discussed. Against the background of the unchanged results of conventional TAPP for decades (approx. 10% chronic pain and approx. 3.5% recurrence), a new anatomy-guided...
INTRODUCTION: Vesicouterine fistula (VVF) is a rare disease. In 83-93% of cases it develops due to caesarean section. VVF is characterized by non-physiological communication between the bladder and the uterus. This disorder has a significant social i...
To explore the preliminary safety and efficacy of the Shurui single-port (SP) surgical robot in partial nephrectomy (PN). This study prospectively enrolled patients with T1a renal tumors who met the inclusion criteria from February to July 2022 in ...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Apr 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: We introduced the da Vinci robotic surgical system in 2006 for the first time in Japan, and have been performing robot-assisted rectal cancer surgeries since 2010, after receiving approval from the hospital's Ethics Review Committee in 20...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Apr 1, 2023
Robotic liver resection is a new platform for minimally invasive liver resection, and its functional advantages are expected to reduce or overcome the difficulties or limitations of laparoscopic liver resection, such as restricted instrument movement...
INTRODUCTION: Radical cystectomy represents the standard of care for localized muscle invasive or high-grade non-muscle invasive BCG unresponsive bladder cancer. Several randomized control trials have been published comparing open (ORC) with robot-as...
Surgical oncology clinics of North America
Apr 1, 2023
Minimally invasive pancreatectomy is increasingly used. Although offering potential advantages over open approaches, minimally invasive pancreatectomy has many challenges to maintain high-quality of oncologic resection. Multiple patient and surgical ...
Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Mar 1, 2023
We investigated pre-operative factors affecting trifecta achievement in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN). We retrospectively analyzed 81 patients who underwent RAPN from December 2016 to September 2021 with final malignant pathologies. Trife...
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Mar 1, 2023
Mullerian cyst in the posterior mediastinum is a rare disorder. We report on the case of a woman in her 40s with a cystic nodule which is located in the right posterior mediastinum next to the vertebra at the level of tracheal bifurcation. The tumor ...
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