Video based feedback for the Improvement of Surgical Technique (VISTA): A video sharing platform to support improvement in surgical technique
Cary Jo R Schlick, MD, Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH, Jane L Holl, MD, MPH, Karl Y Bilimoria, Jonah J Stulberg. Northwestern UniversityOBJECTIVE OF THE TECHNOLOGY OR DEVICE: The technical skill of operating surgeons is associated with post-operative complications, yet few options exist to support practicing surgeons in the continuous improvement of their technical skills. Support… Continue Reading
Implementing a tool for structured postoperative team debriefing to improve surgical safety.
Anne Sophie van Dalen1, Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD2, Marlies P Schijven, MD, PhD, MHSc1. 1Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s HospitalOBJECTIVE Intraoperative adverse events are a major safety threat in modern surgery. A significant number… Continue Reading
Intelligent Operating Room
Jasmine Winter Beatty, MBBS, BSc, MRCS1, Karen Kerr, PhD2, Imanol Luengo, PhD2, Petros Giatagas, PhD2, Danail Stoyanov, PhD2, James Kinross, PhD, FRCS1, Sanjay Purkayastha, MD, FRCS1. 1Imperial College London, 2Digital Surgery LTDObjective of Digital Surgery’s Ecosystem: Surgery is delivered by surgeons with different skill and experience levels, trained through apprenticeship models with non-standardized methods, across… Continue Reading
Spyglass cholangioscopy for Cystic duct stump calculi and Mirizzi,s-A Technique for future
Prof Subhash Khanna, MS, FICS, FIAGES, FALS. Swagat Super Speciality Surgical InstituteObjective: The aim of this study was to look at the feasibility of using the new version of cholangioscope (Boston Scientific ) in managing the left out calculi in the postcholecystectomy stump and also in cases of Mirizzi's syndrome where the laparoscopic surgery may… Continue Reading
Comparing perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic PPPD and open PPPD with SMA-first approach technique for pancreas head cancer
Min Young Park, MD, Woo Hyung Lee, MD, PhD, Ki Byung Song, MD, PhD, Dae Wook Hwang, MD, PhD, Jae Hoon Lee, MD, PhD, Young Joo Lee, MD, PhD, Song Cheol Kim, MD, PhD. Asan Medical CenterBackground: Checking invasion of SMA have a decisive effect on proceeding the surgery for pancreatic head cancer. Although previous… Continue Reading
Novel Clip Applicator for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Simon Erridge1, Christopher Payne2, Mikael Sodergren1. 1Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK, 2John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard UniversityObjective: Ligation clips are used ubiquitously throughout minimally invasive surgery for apposition of tissues. However, their size limits their application beyond ligation of small tubular structures. Traditional clip applicators only… Continue Reading
Interactive Augmented Reality for Robot-Assisted Surgery
Maria Paola Forte, Katherine J Kuchenbecker, PhD. Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsObjective: Most robotic surgery applications of augmented reality (AR) focus on bringing pre-operative images (e.g., MRI) into the surgeon’s intra-operative workspace. We are exploring alternative uses and interaction methods of AR. In collaboration with laparoscopic surgeons, we identified five possible AR tool categories:… Continue Reading
Automatic initialization of registration algorithms using simulated endoscopy images
Ayushi Sinha, PhD1, Masaru Ishii, MD, PhD2, Russell H Taylor, PhD1, Gregory D Hager, PhD1, Austin Reiter, PhD1. 1The Johns Hopkins University, 2Johns Hopkins Medical InstitutionsObjective: The aim of this work is to enable automatic initialization of vision-based navigation systems developed for endoscopy. Most such systems present innovations in registration between endoscopy video and preoperative… Continue Reading
New Surgical Stapler Designed to Decrease Cost Without Impacting Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery: An Analysis of 120 patients
Pablo Omelanczuk, MD1, Ryan C Broderick, MD2, Ezequiel Fernandez, MD3, Patricio Cal, MD3, Luciano Deluca, MD3, Santiago Horgan, MD2. 1Hospital Italiano de Mendoza, Argentina, 2University of California San Diego, 3Complejo Medico Policial Churruca-Visca, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaObjective: Evaluate safety and efficacy of a newly introduced stapler in bariatric surgery as compared to established surgical staplers. Introduction:… Continue Reading
MEDROBOTICS FLEX® ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR TRANSANAL EXCISION OF A LARGE RECTAL NEOPLASM: THE FIRST EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE
Alberto Arezzo, MD. University of TorinoThe video shows a case of Laterally Spreading Tumour of the rectum with preoperative benign histology, Paris Classification 0-Is G (granular type), uT0N0 EUS stage, Kudo type IV, NICE type 2. The neoplasm measured 6 x 7 cm, and extended from 6 to 12 cm from the anal verge, mainly… Continue Reading
Using Population Analysis to Evaluate the Progress of Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Learning
Elham Rastegari1, Hesham Ali, PhD1, Carl Nelson, PhD2, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD3, Ka-Chun Siu, PhD3. 1University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 3University of Nebraska Medical CenterIntroduction: With the increased sophistication of medical instruments and the growing importance of their functionality, the problem of assessing the proficiency of operating such instruments has emerged as… Continue Reading
NOVEL SURGICAL DEVICES FOR LEFT–SIDED MINIMALLY INVASIVE COLORECTAL RESECTION WITH TRANSRECTAL SPECIMEN EXTRACTION AND INTRACORPOREAL ANASTOMOSIS
Eric M Haas, MD, FACS, FASCRS. 1) Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 2) Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 3) South East Clinical Research Associates, Inc.Objective: A major drawback of minimally invasive left-sided (LS)… Continue Reading
Robotic Assisted Intracorporeal 3-D Tissue Engineering – The Evolutionary Next Step
Desmond M D'Souza, MD, FACS1, Andre Simeunovic2, Ali A Adib2, Peter Kneuertz, MD1, David Hoelzle, PhD2. 1The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 2The Ohio State UniversityObjective: 1. Develop tissue engineered materials that are friendly to the intracorporeal environment 2. Develop new additive manufacturing-based (also termed 3-D printing) robotic surgery instruments to deliver such material.… Continue Reading
Surgical Management of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: A Novel Use of Intuitive/DaVinci Firefly Technology
Corbin Cleary, MD, Ziyad Nasrawi, MD, Angelo Reyes, Raffaelle Borriello. New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalPulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare pathological conditions resulting from an atypical connection between arterial and venous systems within the pulmonary vasculature. These lesions bypass the capillary beds and can grow over time, leading to right-to-left shunts, possibly causing hypoxia or… Continue Reading
LapTool-Net: A Context-Aware Deep Learning System for Automatic Detection of Surgical Tools in Laparoscopic Videos
Babak Namazi, MS1, Katerina 0 Wells, MD2, Steven G Leeds, MD2, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD2, Venkat Deverajan, PhD1, James W Fleshman, MD2. 1University of Texas at Arlington, 2Baylor University Medical CenterObjective of the Technology: Monitoring the usage of different surgical instruments in a laparoscopic procedure is a critical part of automated systems for tracking surgical actions.… Continue Reading