Vessel Sealer for Robotic Colectomy
Robert K Cleary, MD, Yu-Hsin Lin, MD St Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Vessel Sealer when performing robotic colorectal operations. Methods and Procedures: The Vessel Sealer in this video was utilized by the surgeon through the robotic dissecting port (D1) during a… Continue Reading
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Use of Intraoperative Robotic Ultrasonography To Confirm Localization and Margin Clearance During Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy for Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas
Luca Giordano, MD, FACS Aria Health. Philadelphia Robotic assisted spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy has been described.The use of intraoperative robotic ultrasonography can help in confirming the localization of the lesions and insuring margin clearance at the time of the resection.This video demonstrates the feasibility of this technique. Session: Video Channel Day 1 Program Number: V036 Continue Reading
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Totally Robotic Stapleless Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
Masoud Rezvani, MD, Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Gintaras Antanavicius, MD Abington Memorial Hospital Introduction: Bariatric surgery has been reported to be the most effective and durable treatment for morbid obesity and its associated medical comorbidities. Currently, several minimally invasive procedures are available which include vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG). During VSG, sequential firing of linear stapler creates… 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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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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The contributing factors to surgical outcomes of Transaxillary Robotic thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients
Haiyoung Son, MD, Jung Woo Kim, MD, Seulkee Park, MD, Cho Rok Lee, MD, Sohee Lee, Sang-Wook Kang, MD, Jong Ju Jeong, MD, Kee-Hyun Nam, MD Yonsei University Health System IntroductionRobotic systems have facilitated safe and meticulous thyroidectomy with outstanding cosmesis. The aim of this study is to determine contributing factors which can affect on… Continue Reading
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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Single-site Robotic Cholecystectomy (SSRC): Early Experience in a Community Hospital
Rafael Sierra, MD, FACS, J Wagnon, RN, L Boykin RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTRODUCTIONTo present our initial experience using the DaVinci single-site platform for cholecystectomy in a 281 bed community hospital. METHODS AND PROCEDURESAll patients requiring cholecystectomy between 8/1/12 and 9/28/12 where offered single-site robotic cholecystectomy. Patient demographics, BMI, diagnosis, operative times and complications where… 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
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
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
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
Robotic Thoracoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia
Mohammed Kalan, MD, Mark Meyer, MD, Barbara Tempesta, CRNP, Marc Margolis, MD, Eric Strother, CSA, Farid Gharagozloo, MD The Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Washington Surgical Institute at The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC. The University of Arizona School of Medicine, Tucson, AZ INTRODUCTION: The surgical treatment of achalasia remains… Continue Reading
Robotic surgery for rectal cancer
Toshiaki Watanabe, MD The University of Tokyo BADKGROUND: Advantages of robotic surgery over conventional laparoscopic surgery includes enhanced dexterity, three-dimensional field of vision, and more intuitive instrument manipulation. These advantages seem to benefit when applied in the surgery for rectal cancers. In rectal cancer surgery, we need to preserve fine network of nervous system to… Continue Reading
Robotic Surgery – An Initial Single Institute Experience in Indian Patients
Jagdishwar Gajagowni, MS, Mchsurgical, oncology, M Bala Vikas Kumar, MS, general, surgery, Sagar Sen, DNB, , General, Surgery, Vandana Godella, MBBS KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AbstractMinimally invasive surgery has experienced new horizon with advanced tele-robotic technology in its armament. Design: We intend to describe our single institution experience in robot-assisted surgery using the da… Continue Reading