ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE INCLUDING PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AND SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES
Jessica Gonzalez Hernandez, MD1, Purvi Prajapati, BS2, Gerald Ogola, PhD2, Ryan D Burkart, MD3, Lam D Le, MD3. 1UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, 3Baylor University Medical CenterIntroduction: The aim of this study was to report the perioperative morbidity and short-term outcomes of a case series of robotic-assisted laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal… Continue Reading
ROBOTIC VERSES LAPAROSCOPIC DISTAL GASTRECTOMY WITH D2 LYMPHADENECTOMY IN OVERWEIGHT GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS: SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND LEARNING CURVE COMPARISON
Lin Chen, Yunhe Gao, Jiyang Li, Jianxin Cui, Tianyu Xie, Hongqing Xi, Wenquan Liang, Kecheng Zhang, Bo Wei, Zhi Qiao. Chinese People's Liberation Army General HospitalINTRODUCTION: Minimal invasive surgery has now been rapidly applied in early and advanced gastric cancer (GC), even in overweight GC patients that are technically challenging. However, the role of robotic… 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 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
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
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
INJURY TO THE SURGEON IN ROBOTIC SURGERY
Brett T Starr, MD, Danielle S Walsh, MD, FACS, FAAP. East Carolina University Brody School of MedicineBackground: The ergonomic benefits or robotic surgery for the health of the surgeon are widely touted as benefits of this technique, though concern remains over a perception of increased risk of injury to patients, particularly in the novice robotic… 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
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 EXCISION OF RETROPERITONEAL LYMPHANGIOMA
Jonathan M Stem, MD, Guillaume S Chevrollier, MD, Michael J Pucci, MD, Caitlyn M Costanzo, MD, Francesco Palazzo, MD. Thomas Jefferson University HospitalIntroduction: Lymphangiomas are rare cystic mesodermal tumors derived from lymphatic vessels that may present in various areas of the body. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas are extremely rare, accounting for only 1% of these lesions with… Continue Reading
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Robotic-Assisted Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Using Composite Mesh
Esther Wu, MD, Manuel Garcia, MD, Jeffrey Quigley, DO, Stephanie Keeth, DNP, Aarthy Kannappan, MD, Daniel Srikureja, MD, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS, Keith Scharf, DO, FACS, FASMBS, Crystal Alvarez, DO. Loma Linda University HealthIatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia after thoracic surgery is a rare occurrence. To date, only a few cases have been reported1. More commonly, iatrogenic… Continue Reading
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Indocyanine Green Dye for Visualization of the Ureters During Robotic Surgery
Colleen M Alexander, MD, Kara M Rossfeld, MD, MS, Steven Sun, MD, Michael P Meara, MD, MBA, FACS. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterThis video presents a use for indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent dye which has not been widely reported in general surgery or gastrointestinal surgery literature. It details how ICG dye was used to… 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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Safety of robotic assisted laparoscopic recurrent paraesophageal hernia repair: Insights from a large single institution experience
Nicholas F Holton, BA1, Melissa M Felinski, DO1, Sheilendra S Mehta, MD1, Kulvinder S Bajwa, MD1, Brad E Snyder, MD1, Todd D Wilson, MD1, Peter A Walker, MD2, Kavita D Chandwani, MD, DrPH1, Connie L Klein, NP1, Angielyn Rivera1, Erik B Wilson, MD1, Shinil K Shah, DO1. 1McGovern Medical School, UT Health, 2Health First Medical… Continue Reading
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COST COMPARISON OF LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS ROBOTIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIRS
Wen Hui Tan, MD, Jared McAllister, MD, Sara Feaman, MA, CCRP, Jeffrey A Blatnik, MD. Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineIntroduction: In recent years, a number of surgeons have moved to performing ventral or incisional hernia repairs robotically, touting advantages such as better ergonomics and more degrees of freedom. One persistent critique of… Continue Reading
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