Robotic Enucleation of Giant Esophageal Leiomyoma
Andrew Gamenthaler, MD, Ken Meredith, MD Moffitt Cancer Center Introduction: Traditionally the treatment of large benign esophageal lesions required the use of conventional open surgical techniques. However, recent advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques have enabled surgeons to treat a multitude of intrathoracic lesions with less associated patients morbidity by using minimally invasive techniques. Robotic… Continue Reading
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The Multi-phasic Learning Curve of Robotic-Assisted Rectal Surgery for an Experienced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon: An Analysis of 197 Rectal Cancer Patients
Kevin K Sng, Dr, Masayasu Hara, Dr, Jae Won Shin, Dr, Byung Eun Yoo, Dr, Kyung-Sook Yang, Seon Hahn Kim, Dr Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea IntroductionRobotic rectal surgery is gaining popularity. We aimed to define the learning curve of an experienced… Continue Reading
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Surgical completeness of robotic thyroidectomy; a prospective comparative study of Robotic thyroidectomy versus open conventional thyroidectomy
Sohee Lee, MD, Cho Rok Lee, MD, Seulkee Park, MD, Haiyoung Son, MD, Jung Woo Kim, MD, Sang-Wook Kang, MD, Jong Ju Jeong, MD, Kee-Hyun Nam, MD, Woong Youn Chung, MD, Cheong Soo Park, MD Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine Introduction With the application of da Vinci robot system, surgeons can complete… Continue Reading
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A Comparative Study of Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Robotic Gastric Bypass: A Single Institution Experience.
Anthony M Gonzalez, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Jorge R Rabaza, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD, FACS, Charan Donkor, MD, Rey Romero, MD, Radomir Kosonovic, MD, Jonathan Arad, MD Baptist Health South Florida, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Obesity has evolved into a worldwide epidemic affecting people of all ages, races and… Continue Reading
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The First Nationwide Evaluation of Robotic General Surgery – A Regionalized, Small, But Safe Start
Blair A Wormer, MD, Joel F Bradley, MD, Kristopher B Williams, MD, Amanda L Walters, MS, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, Kristian T Dacey, MHA, Brant T Heniford, MD Carolinas Medical Center Introduction:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the most commonly performed robotic-assisted General Surgery (RAGS) procedures in a nationwide database and compare them… Continue Reading
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Robotic Total Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer. Intracorporeal Or Extracorporeal Esophagojejunostomy?
Catalin Vasilescu, MD, PhD, Livia Procopiuc, MD, Monica Popa, Stefan Tudor, MD Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania INTRODUCTION – Robotic approach of radical gastric surgery offers a significant technical advantage compared with laparoscopy when performing lymphadenectomy and esophageal anastomoses by reducing the risk of vascular injury, intraoperative bleeding… Continue Reading
Eight Years’ Experience in Robotic Surgery: What Have We Learned?
Shireesh Saurabh, MD, Andres Castellanos, MD, Noah Saad, Wu S Andrew Drexel University College of Medicine Background: Robotic surgery is evolving into an important surgical approach in various fields of surgery. Its main advantage is that it can overcome deficiencies of conventional laparoscopic surgery. We aimed to evaluate our experience in robotic surgery over 8… Continue Reading
Full Robotic sub-total gastrectomy: Our initial experience
Giuseppe Spinoglio, MD, Fabio Priora, MD, Ferruccio Ravazzoni, MD, Luca Matteo Lenti, MD, Raoul Quarati, MD, Valeria Maglione, MD SS. Antonio e Biagio Hospital of Alessandria (IT). Surgical Department. Unit of Oncologic Surgery BACKGROUND: We present our initial experience in full robotic subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHODS: Between March 2011 and September 2012, 23… Continue Reading
1-year Skill Retention Following Proficiency-Based Training for Robotic Surgery
Julia F Chen, Andrea M Alexander, MD, Deborah C Hogg, BS, Daniel J Scott, MD UT Southwestern Medical Center Introduction: We previously reported face, content, and construct validity as well as high reliability measures and significant performance improvement for 9 inanimate exercises as part of a comprehensive, proficiency-based robotic training curriculum. The purpose of this… Continue Reading
No differences in short term morbidity and mortality in patients operated with Robot-Assisted laparoscopic colectomy for colonic cancer compared with laparoscopic colectomy: A case-controled study of 263 patients
Neel M Helvind, MS, Jens Ravn Eriksen, Phd, Anders Mogensen, MS, Buket Tas, MS, Jesper Olsen, MD, Henrik Loft Jakobsen, MD, Ismail Gogenur, DSc Dept. Surgical Gastroenterology. Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark BackgroundRobotic-assisted laparoscopy has been reported to be a safe and feasible alternative to traditional laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare… Continue Reading
Short term morbidity, mortality and oncological outcome in patients with rectal cancer operated by Robot-Assisted laparoscopy: A case-control study of 142 patients
Ismail Gogenur, DSc, Neel M Helvind, MS, Buket Tas, MS, Jens Ravn Eriksen, PhD, Jesper Olsen, MD Dept. Surgical Gastroenterology. Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark BackgroundRobotic-assisted laparoscopy has been reported to be a safe and feasible alternative to traditional laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare short-term results in patients with rectal cancer… Continue Reading
Prospective randomized trial comparing Robotic against laparoscopic suture for closure of gastric perforation in ex-vivo model
Liu Liu, PhD, Philip Chiu, MD, Anthony Teoh, FRCSEd, Simon Wong, FRCSEd, Shirley Liu, FRCSEd, Cch Lam, RN, Enders Ng, MD Dept of Surgery and CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Center, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Aims: To compare the performance of Da Vinci Surgical Robotic suturing (DVSS) against laparoscopic suturing (LS)… Continue Reading
Nationwide Evaluation of Robotic Prostatectomy – Outcomes, Cost, and Regionalization Compared to Laparoscopic and Open
Blair A Wormer, MD, Kristopher B Williams, MD, Joel F Bradley, MD, Amanda L Walters, MS, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, Kristian T Dacey, MHA, Brant T Heniford, MD Carolinas Medical Center Introduction:Robotic prostatectomy (RP) is the most commonly performed robotic operation. The purpose of this study was to use a nationwide database to evaluate the… Continue Reading
Single-site Robotic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Study of 59 Patients
Aaron D Carr, MD, Gina N Farinholt, MD, Tamas J Vidovszky, MD, Mohamed R Ali, MD University of California, Davis Introduction Single site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC) has only been available for 8 months in the United States. As early adopters of this technique, we present our experience with the technical aspects, patient outcomes, and learning… Continue Reading
Single-site Robotic Cholecystectomy: Short Term Results.
Ivanesa Pardo, MD, Patricia Eichhorn, MD, Brian Binetti, MD, Tejinder Singh, MD Albany Medical College INTRODUCTION: Single incision surgery has developed a significant interest from both surgeons and patients in the recent past. In 2011 Intuitive Surgical® released Single-Site robotic instrumentation for use, and this was followed by its rapid adoption to perform cholecystectomy. Safety… Continue Reading