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
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 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-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
IDENTIFYING CURRICULUM GAP IN FUNDAMENTALS OF ROBOTIC SURGERY AND FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF ROBOTIC SURGERY: HANDLING ADVERSE EVENTS
Gunnar Nelson, Nathan Lau, PhD. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityIntroduction: The Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS) and Fundamentals Skills of Robotic Surgery (FSRS) are universal curriculums covering a range of topics to assure a high level of surgical skills for optimal patient outcomes. This assurance of skills should include management and response to adverse… Continue Reading
LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY UTILIZING THE NEW SENHANCE ROBOTIC SYSTEM – PROOF OF SAFETY AND FEASABILITY
Robin Schmitz, MD1, Justin Barr, MD, PhD1, Nathaniel Melling, MD2, Daniel Perez, MD2, Sabino Zani, MD1. 1Duke University, 2University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, GermanyIntroduction: This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the new Senhance robotic system (Transenterix) for laparoscopic cholecystectomies. We report the first single-institutional experience utilizing this new robotic platform.… Continue Reading
Robotic-assisted pyloroplasty for refractory gastroparesis
Dennis Van Dorp, MD, Bruce Ramshaw, MD, Sarah Campbell, PAC, Matt Mancini, MD. University of TennesseeIntroduction: Gastroparesis is a chronic gastric motility disorder that is difficult to treat and results in a poor quality of life for affected patients. Treatment options are typically focused on medical therapy, and primarily involve pro-motility agents. Surgical options include… 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
ROBTIC APPROACH TO NON-MIDLINE ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIAS: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE FROM A HIGH VOLUME CENTER
Emily Benzer, DO, J. Stephen Scott, MD, FACS. University of MissouriIntroduction: The objective of our study was to evaluate our experience with robotically repaired non-midline abdominal wall hernias at a high-volume robotic surgery program. We also will discuss the technical advantages of the use of robotic technology in repair of these unusual hernias which have… Continue Reading
Open versus Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Is There a Superior Approach?
Kristin McCoy, MD, William Symons, MD, James Clarke, MD, Marissa Novack, MD, Meaghan Broderick, MD. Stamford HospitalThe inguinal hernia repair has seen several critical improvements in recent times due to the implementation of new techniques, including laparoscopic repair, as well as robotic repair. With over 600,000 inguinal hernia repairs performed annually, it is important to… Continue Reading
The short-term outcomes of the robotic surgery for rectal cancer
Chu Matsuda1, Norikatsu Miyoshi1, Hidekazu Takahashi1, Naotsugu Haraguchi1, Taishi Hata1, Tsunekazu Mizushima1, Hirofumi Yamamoto1, Kazumasa Fujitani2, Kazuhiro Iwase2, Yuichiro Doki1, Masaki Mori1. 1Osaka Univ. Dept. of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2Osaka General Medical CenterIntroduction: Robotic surgery remains a novel technique in the field of colorectal surgery in Japan. Several small series have examined its safety and feasibility… Continue Reading
SINGLE DOCKING ROBOTIC TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION—A SINGLE INSTITUTION STANDARDIZED STEPWISE APPROACH ON THE FIRST 100 CASES
Alessandra Marano, Maria Carmela Giuffrida, Luca Pellegrino, Gaspare Cannata, Diego Sasia, Danilo Donati, Felice Borghi. Santa Croce e Carle HospitalINTRODUCTION: Rectal cancer continues to be a surgical challenge. New technologies must be incorporated into practice and, at the same time, oncologic surgery and overall outcomes must be improved. The use of da Vinci robotic surgery… Continue Reading
Stray Energy Transfer Comparison Between Single Incision Robotic Surgery and Standard Robotic Surgery
Douglas M Overbey, MD, MPH, Thomas Robinson, Heather Carmichael, Brandon Chapman, Edward Jones. University of ColoradoObjective: Stray energy transfer from the monopolar “Bovie” instrument has been shown to cause unintended thermal injuries during laparoscopic surgery. Our prior work demonstrated increased stray energy transfer during single incision laparoscopic surgery in comparison to traditional laparoscopy. However, stray… Continue Reading