Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion
Jan 1, 2021
In the past three decades, several technologies designed for other purposes, have been applied in surgery to provide more precision to the surgical procedures and better outcomes. In surgery, innovation requires evidence before widespread implementat...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Management of prostate cancer in kidney transplant recipients presents a unique surgical challenge due to the risk of direct or indirect injury to the transplanted kidney. Herein, we report the largest single center study of Robot-assisted...
BACKGROUND/AIM: Pelvic drain (PD) placement is commonly performed after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), but the need for PD placement is unclear. This study aimed to assess the need for PD placement after RARP.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased worldwide during the last decade, becoming the most common endocrine malignancy and accounting for 3.8% of new cancer diagnosis. Surgical resection, namely conventional thyroidectomy, remains ...
Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
Jan 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: Accurate positioning of the acetabular component is key in performing total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, reconstruction of the acetabulum in the setting of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a challenge. Robotic assisted THA ...
BACKGROUND/AIM: Studies on robotic total pancreatectomy (RTP) have been limited regardless of the increasing evidence on robotic pancreatoduodenectomy. The aim of this study was to review the current status of RTP in terms of surgical techniques and ...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2021
PURPOSE:: Three-dimensional (3D) virtual models have recently gained consideration in the partial nephrectomy (PN) field as useful tools since they may potentially improve preoperative surgical planning and thus contributing to maximizing postoperati...
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Jan 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: Functional recovery of the plegic upper limb in post-stroke patients may be enhanced by sequentially applying a myoelectrically controlled FES (MeCFES), which allows the patient to voluntarily control the muscle contraction during a funct...
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this study was to provide an updated review of robotic-assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) with an emphasis on advantages over the open kidney transplant (OKT), utility in special populations and resources available to ove...
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To provide an updated review of robotic radical perineal prostatectomy (r-RPP) with emphasis on the recent advances in terms of surgical technique, outcomes, and new robotic platforms.
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