Robotic General Surgery Service Impact on Resident Operative Times
Cole Rodman, MS, Jennifer Schwartz, MD, David Renton, MD, FACS, Michael Meara, MD, MBA, FACS. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterIntroduction: The proportion of robotic minimally invasive procedures that are being performed annually is growing rapidly, specifically in the field of general surgery. A robotic approach to minimally invasive procedures potentially confers a number… Continue Reading
Robotic Hernia Repair – A Comparative Analysis With Its Laparoscopic Counterpart. A Single Surgeon’s Experience.
Kevin Bain, DO, Erika King, Vadim Meytes, DO, Sharique Nazir, MD. NYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynBackground: The foundation of innovation in surgery is driven by the inherent desire to yield an increasingly efficient surgical approached with decreased morbidity and mortality. The advancements of laparoscopy have made a tremendous impact in hernia surgery, and it has… 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
ROBOTIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR IS SUPERIOR TO OPEN OR LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR: A NATIONAL DATA BASE REVIEW.
Dietric L Hennings, MD, Priscila R Armijo, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical CenterIntroduction: Many publications have focused on single surgeon or single center data comparing the three different approaches to inguinal hernia repair. The aim of this study is to evaluate patient outcomes including complications, length of stay (LOS) and pain medication… Continue Reading
Robotic-Like Suturing without a Robotic Surgical System
Kent C Bowden, DO, FACOS. Munson Healthcare CadillacBackground: Although the high cost and steep learning curve of implementing a Robotic Surgical program are well established, the adoption rate of robotic surgical systems in general surgery continues to grow, with suture-intensive procedures driving this adoption. The core enabling technologies of the daVinci “robotic” System are the… 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
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 Parastomal Hernia Repair: Sugarbaker Technique
Collin E Brathwaite, MD, Keneth Hall, MD, Alexander Barkan, MD, Michael Maglione, PA. NYU Winthrop HospitalIntroduction: Parastomal Hernia (PSH) is the most common complication of an ileostomy or colostomy with occurrence rates of up to 56% being reported. Many patients can be successfully managed non-operatively. Indications for surgery include chronic obstruction, pain, difficulty maintaining the… 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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ROBOTIC PARTIAL RIGHT HEPATECTOMY USING IPSILATERAL INFLOW VASCULAR CONTROL
Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Sharona B Ross, MD, FACS, Michael V Musumeci, BS, Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD, FACS. Florida Hospital TampaThis video demonstrates a robotic partial right hepatectomy utilizing ipsilateral inflow vascular control in the treatment of a giant cavernous hemangioma. A 47 year old woman presented with significant right upper quadrant and flank pain. A… Continue Reading
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Robotic Pyloroplasty: An Option for Gastroparesis
Tracey C Kim, MD, Manuel Garcia, MD, Jeffrey Quigley, DO, Esther Wu, MD, Stephanie Keeth, DNP, Aarthy Kannappan, MD, Daniel Srikureja, MD, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS, Keith Scharf, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Loma Linda University Medical CenterGastroparesis is a syndrome defined by delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction and pyloroplasty has been shown… Continue Reading
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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
Robotic Repair of Incarcerated Morgagni Hernia in an Adult on the Acute Care Surgery Service
Manuel Garcia, MD, Esther Wu, MD, Robert F Cubas, MD, Daniel P Srikureja, MD, Kaushik Mukherjee, MD, MSCI, FACS. Loma Linda University Medical CenterIntroduction: Morgagni hernia is a relatively uncommon anterior diaphragmatic hernia, particularly in adults. Open, laparoscopic, and thoracoscopic approaches have been described in both adults and children. Only three cases have been reported… Continue Reading
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ROBOTIC RESECTION OF RETROPERITONEAL SCHWANNOMA
Alessandra Marano, Gaspare Cannata, Marco Mannino, Maria Carmela Giuffrida, Felice Borghi. Santa Croce e Carle HospitalSchwannomas are tumors that arise from Schwann cells in neural sheaths and those located in the retroperitoneal region are rare counting for only 0.7%–2.7% of all primary schwannomas. Diagnosis is usually made only after excision and histological examination owing to… Continue Reading
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ROBOTIC RESTORATIVE PROCTOCOLECTOMY FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS: INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Ismail Hamzaoglu, MD, Bilgi Baca, MD, Eren Esen, MD, Erman Aytac, MD, Volkan Ozben, MD, Afag Aghayeva, MD, Ilknur Erenler Bayraktar, MD, Tayfun Karahasanoglu, MD. Department of General Surgery, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University School of MedicineIntroduction: Total and completion robotic restorative proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis (RRP-IPAA) for ulcerative colitis (UC) is an… Continue Reading