Robotic Repair of giant hiatal hernia: a good option for “frail” patients
Federico Gheza, MD, Ileana Skalamera, MD, Alberto Mangano, MD, Mario A Masrur, MD, Pier C Giulianotti, MD, FACS. UICIntroduction: giant hital hernia (GHH) accounts for 5% of all hiatal hernias and are usually defined by the presence of at least 30% of the stomach in the thoracic cavity.Currently, the robotic technique is performed for selected… Continue Reading
IMPACT OF DEVELOPING ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY ON NATIONWIDE PRACTICE OF GENERAL SURGERY
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 technique is the advanced and developing form of minimally invasive surgery. Limited data exist about course and current condition of robot use in… Continue Reading
LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR (TAPP) – FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW SENHANCE ROBOTIC SYSTEM
Robin Schmitz, MD1, Justin Barr, MD, PhD1, Dietmar Stephan, MD2, Frank Willeke, MD, PhD2, Sabino Zani, MD1. 1Duke University, 2St. Marienhospital, Siegen, GermanyIntroduction: This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the new Senhance robotic system (Transenterix) for inguinal hernia repairs using the transabdominal preperitoneal approach. Our series is the first… Continue Reading
Minimally Invasive Robotic Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: ICG fluorescence gastric mobilization with 5mm scope and thoracic robotic assisted Esophagectomy with circular stapled anastomosis – modular step up approach for safe introduction of new technology
Hans F Fuchs, MD, Rolf Lambertz, MD, Wolfgang Schroeder, MD, Jessica Leers, MD, Christiane Bruns, MD. University of Cologne, Department of General SurgeryIntroduction: The use of robotic technology in abdominal surgery in Europe is rapidly increasing. Aim of this study is to evaluate the introduction of new technologies in a center of excellence for upper… Continue Reading
Feasibility and perioperative outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery in the management of Crohn’s disease: real-world evidence
Madhu Gorrepati, MD1, Shilpa Mehendale, MS, MBA1, Elizabeth Raskin, MD2. 1Intuitive Surgical Inc, 2Loma Linda University Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Crohn’s disease is an incurable inflammatory disorder that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. While medical management is considered first-line treatment, approximately 70% of patients with Crohn’s disease require surgery within 10 years of their initial diagnosis.… Continue Reading
Predictors of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
John D Vossler, MD, MS, MBA1, Keano Pavlosky, MS2, Kenric M Murayama, MD1, Marilyn A Moucharite, MS3, Dean J Mikami, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 2John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 3Medtronic Healthcare Economics Outcomes Research Division, New Haven, CTINTRODUCTION:… Continue Reading
Robot assisted gastrectomy using da Vinci surgical system (DVSS) for resectable gastric cancer
Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, MD, PhD1, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, MD, PhD1, Amane Hirotsu, MD1, Wataru Soneda, MD1, Tomohiro Murakami, MD1, Tomohiro Matsumoto, MD1, Yusuke Ozaki, MD1, Kinji Kamiya, MD, PhD1, Takanori Sakaguchi, MD, PhD1, Hiroyuki Konno, MD, PhD, FACS2, Hiroya Takeuchi, MD, PhD, FACS1. 1Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 2Hamamatsu University School of MedicineBackground: Robot-assisted… Continue Reading
OPEN SURGEONS ARE RELUCTANT TO SWITCH TO ROBOTIC SURGERY: A SAGES ROBOTIC TASK FORCE SURVEY.
Priscila R Armijo, MD1, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD1, Sages Robotic Task Force*2. 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2SAGES Robotic Task ForceIntroduction: While robotic companies continue to aggressively market and promote the use of robots in general surgery, little is known about how this technology is employed by general surgeons, and what is expected of this technology… Continue Reading
Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair – A Review of Current Literature
Kevin Bain, DO, Vickie Kassapidis, Vadim Meytes, DO, George Ferzli, MD. NYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynBackground: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common general surgery procedures with over 600,000 performed annually in the United States. When compared to traditional open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR), laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) has been associated with… Continue Reading
TOTALLY ROBOTIC SINGLE ANASTOMOSIS GASTRIC BYPASS IS SAFE AND FEASIBLE COMPARED TO LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH
Patricio Cal, MD, Luciano Deluca, MD, Tomas Jakob, MD, Gonzalo Crosbie, MD, Ezequiel Fernandez, MD. Hospital ChurrucaIntroduction: Single anastomosis gastric bypass (SAGB) has become a commonly performed primary bariatric surgery. Laparoscopic has been the preferred approach, and reports on robotic SAGB are scarce. Our goal was to assess the feasibility and safety of totally robotic… Continue Reading
Multi degrees of freedom manipulator with mantle tube for assisting endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical operations
Masataka Nakabayashi, PhD1, Yuta Hoshito, Masters Student1, Kazuhiro Endo, MD2, Naohiro Sata, MD2, Satoshi Shimawaki, PhD1. 1Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, 2Department of surgery, Jichi Medical UniversityIn the complex laparoscopic surgical procedure, there is a problem such as that the laparoscope and the surgical instruments interfere with each other because multiple instruments is concentrated… Continue Reading
ROBOTIC PANCREAS-SPARING TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS: THREE CASE REPORTS AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Alessandra Marano, Giorgio Giraudo, Stefano Giaccardi, Desiree Cianflocca, Diego Sasia, Felice Borghi. Santa Croce e Carle HospitalINTRODUCTION: Pancreas-sparing resections would be the ideal procedure in case of small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (p-NETs) reducing the risk of exocrine and endocrine insufficiency. Compared to standard resection, this type of surgery is safe and feasible without increasing the… Continue Reading
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