Robotic Wedge Resection of Gastric GIST
Owen Pyke, MD, MPH, MBA1, Georgios V Georgakis, MD, PhD1, Chantae S Sullivan-Pyke, MD2, Aaron Sasson, MD1, Mark Talamini, MD, MBA1, Joseph Kim, MD1. 1Stony Brook University Medical Center, 2Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaThis is the case of a 49-year-old male with history of a recently discovered bleeding gastric mass, 6.6 cm in largest… Continue Reading
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Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy with Spleen Preservation
Deniz Atasoy, Afag Aghayeva, Turgut Bora Cengiz, Ipek Sapci, Onur Bayraktar, Ismail Hamzaoglu, Tayfun Karahasanoglu, Bilgi Baca. Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, IstanbulIntroduction: The robotic system revolutionized the minimally invasive surgery. In terms of distal pancreatic surgery, it depicted a less conversion rate to open and a better… Continue Reading
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SYSTEMATIZED ROBOTIC LATERAL PELVIC NODE DISSECTION WITH NEUROVASCULAR PRESERVATION
Hye Jin Kim, Gyu-seog Choi, Jun Seok Park, Soo Yeun Park. Kyungpook National University Chilgok HospitalThis video demonstrates “Systematized Robotic Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection with neurovascular preservation”. We can separate three planes which will be the boundaries of each lateral areas. First, we make the plane A, which become a medial boundary of internal iliac… Continue Reading
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ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MEDIAN ARCUATE LIGAMENT RELEASE
Michael Choi, MD1, Omar Bellorin-Marin, MD2, Cheguevara Afaneh, MD1. 1Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian Hospital, 2Valley Medical GroupMedian arcuate ligament syndrome (Dunbar syndrome or celiac artery compression syndrome) is caused by compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament and celiac plexus resulting in post-prandial abdominal pain and weight loss. The… Continue Reading
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Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Cholecystectomy
Sharona B Ross, MD, FACS, Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Nathan W Watson, Chandler Wilfong, MD, Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD, FACS. Florida Hospital TampaThis video documents a robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy and cholecystectomy undertaken in a 70-year-old man. The patient presented upon transfer with painless jaundice and unintentional weight loss. Preoperative workup included a contrast enhanced CT scan, EGD,… Continue Reading
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ROBOTIC-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC RESECTION OF A POSTERIOR MEDIASTINAL GANGLIONEUROMA
Donald Moe, MD, Mark Hardin, MD, Charles Childers, MD, Mary Gelnett, MD, Daniel Cuadrado, MD. Madigan Army Medical CenterNeurogenic tumors account for the majority of posterior mediastinal masses. Some of these tumors are ganglioneuromas; which are rare, slow growing and generally benign tumors arising from sympathetic ganglion cells. They can occur wherever sympathetic nervous tissue… Continue Reading
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Anatomical Reconstruction Of A Morgagni Hernia With Robotic Assistance
Stephen Sharp, MD, Tejinder P. Singh, MD. Albany Medical CenterObjectives: Morgagni hernias are classified as congenital diaphragmatic hernias and are relatively uncommon. They are caused by a failure of fusion between the septum transversum and the lateral body wall where the internal mammary artery crosses the diaphragm. Traditionally they have been fixed in an open… Continue Reading
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Robotic Parastomal Hernia Repair with Transversus Abdominis Release
Jared M McAllister, MD, Wen Hui Tan, MD, Jeffrey A Blatnik, MD. Washington University in St. LouisA 50-year-old man presented with a history of locally invasive rectal cancer requiring open low anterior resection with anterior pelvic exenteration, ileal conduit, and temporary loop ileostomy. The loop ileostomy was subsequently taken down. Over the last six months,… Continue Reading
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Complex Cholecystectomy: The Role of Fluorescence
Sean Degmetich, MD1, Manuel Garcia, MD2, Esther Wu, MD2, Stephanie Keeth, DNP2, Aarthy Kannappan, MD2, Daniel Sirkureja, MD2, Jeffrey Quigley, MD2, Keith Scharf, DO, FACS, FASMBS2, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS2. 1University of California, Riverside/ Riverside University Health System, 2Loma Linda UniversitySummary of Surgical Case: The so-called “post-cholecystectomy syndrome” can occur in 10 – 40% of… Continue Reading
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3D laparoscopic versus robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: comparisons of short-term surgical outcomes
Lin Chen, Xin Guo, Jiyang Li, Hongqing Xi, Yunhe Gao, Kecheng Zhang, Bo Wei. Chinese PLA General HospitalBackground: 3D laparoscopic (3D-LAG) and robot-assisted gastrectomy (RAG) are both new minimally invasive surgical therapies for gastric cancer. In this study, we aimed to compare the short-term surgical outcomes between 3D-LAG and RAG. Methods: Between June 2015 and… Continue Reading
ROBOTIC COLORECTAL SURGERY IS GOING TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION: A NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS
Eren Esen, MD, Erman Aytac, MD, Ilknur Erenler Bayraktar, MD, Bilgi Baca, MD, Ismail Hamzaoglu, MD, Tayfun Karahasanoglu, MD. Department of General Surgery, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University School of MedicineIntroduction: Robotic techniques have been developed to facilitate application of minimally invasive techniques and to overcome limitations of laparoscopy. While robotic surgery has been performed… Continue Reading
First 100 Robotic Cases and Implementation of a Robotics Curriculum in a General Surgery Residency
Domenech Asbun, MD, Ruby Skinner, MD, FACS, Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS. Kern MedicalINTRODUCTION: The use of robotic technology is rapidly increasing among general surgeons but is not being routinely taught in general surgery residency. We aimed to evaluate our first 100 robotic cases during which time we developed a robotic surgery curriculum incorporating residents.… Continue Reading
Cost Analysis of Robotic Assisted Surgery vs Laparoscopy in General Surgery
Chetna Bakshi, MD1, Andrew Godwin, MD2, Julio Teixeira, MD3. 1General Surgery at Northwell Health, 2MIS Fellow at Lenox Hill Hospital, 3Lenox Hill HospitalBackground: Robotic surgery has made a large impact in the fields of urology and gynecology. Its use is significantly increasing in the fields of general and bariatric surgery. Evidence remains unclear as to… Continue Reading
Is Robotic Cholecystectomy Too Expensive for an Acute Care Surgery Service?
Matthew S Surrusco, MD1, Joshua Farnsworth, BS2, Xian Luo-Owen, PhD2, Esther Wu, MD2, Daniel P Srikureja, MD2, Kaushik Mukherjee, MD, MSCI, FACS2. 1University of Florida School of Medicine, 2Loma Linda University School of MedicineOBJECTIVES: To determine if the use of the surgical robot can add value to the Acute Care Surgery service at a busy… Continue Reading
ROBOTIC ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA REPAIRS: TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
Michael P Choi, MD1, Maureen Moore, MD1, Katherine Gray-Elmously, MD1, Omar Bellorin-Marin, MD2, Gregory Dakin, MD1, Alfons Pomp, MD1, Rasa Zarnegar, MD1, Cheguevara Afaneh, MD1. 1Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian Hospital, 2Valley Medical GroupIntroduction: The robotic platform offers several advantages for abdominal wall hernia repairs. Here, we describe our initial outcomes with various… Continue Reading