Robot-Assisted Transaxillary Hemi-Thyroidectomy for Large Right Side Goiter
Pier C Giulianotti, Francesco M Bianco, Nicolas C Buchs, Subhashini M Ayloo. University of Illinois at Chicago IntroductionThyroid surgery seems one of the most promising fields for the application of robotic surgery. However, relatively strict selection criteria are currently used notably concerning the size of the lesion. With our growing experience, we performed a robot-assisted… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Robotic Assisted Whipple: Early Results of a Novel Technique and Comparison with the Standard Open Procedure
Matthew Walsh, MD, Sri Chalikonda, MD, Juan Ramon Aguilar Saavedra, MD, Gregory Lentz, PhD, John Fung, MD. Cleveland Clinic Fundation Background: Since the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, surgeons have sought to optimize the efficiency and safety of these techniques. Recently, robotic assistance devices have been employed in conjunction with standard laparoscopic techniques to further… Continue Reading
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Robotic-Assited Thymectomy Is Superior to Transsternal Thymectomy
Johnathan Tavares, Timothy Newhook, Christopher Greenleaf, Benny Weksler. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Thomas Jefferson Univesrity Hospital Purpose – This study was conducted to compare perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing robotic-assisted (RA) or traditional transsternal (TS) thymecotmy. Complete thymectomy is the procedure of choice in the treatment of thymomas and in the treatment of… Continue Reading
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Miniature Surgical Robot for Laparoendoscopic Single-Incision Colectomy
Tyler D Wortman, BS, Oleg Dolghi, MD, Amy C Lehman, MS, Ryan L McCormick, Shane M Farritor, PhD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center Introduction: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using a multi-functional miniature in vivo robotic platform to perform a single- incision colectomy.… Continue Reading
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Operational Skill Assessment for Robotic Surgery Training
Rajesh Kumar, PhD, Amod Jog, Balasz Vagvolgyi, Thomas Tantillo, Chi Chiung Grace Chen, MD, Hiep Nguyen, MD, Greg Hager, PhD, David Yuh, MD. Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Children's Hospital, Boston Robotic surgery training methods are still in development, with increased recent interest with the introduction of simulators for training. However, published research in… Continue Reading
A New Magnetic Camera-Robot Enabling a Multi-Instrument Procedure in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: Preliminary Experience
Giancarlo Basili (1), MD, Pietro Valdastri (2), PhD MScEE, Dario Pietrasanta (1), MD, Irene Mosca (1), MD, Massimiliano Simi (2), MScBE, Arianna Menciassi (2), Prof, Paolo Dario (2), Prof, Orlando Goletti (1), Prof. General Surgery Unit, Pontedera Hospital, Health Unit 5 Pisa (1) - CRIM Lab, Research Center of Industrial BioEngineering, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa… Continue Reading
A Novel Snake Robot for NOTES
Michael M Awad, MD PhD, Shyam Thakkar, MD, Howie Choset, PhD. Washington University in St. Louis, Drexel University, Carnegie Mellon University OBJECTIVE The emergence of laparoendoscopic technology has revolutionized the practice of surgery over the last 20 years. However, many complex procedures are still performed in an open fashion because of limitations of this technology.… Continue Reading