INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the overall costs and short-term clinical outcomes of Laparoscopic and Robotic Colorectal surgery performed in a high-volume community hospital. We believe that the Robotic platform offers a feasible and economical approach with a shorter learning curve as compared to Laparoscopy.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES: After obtaining Institutional Review Board approval, we performed a retrospective comparative analysis of all Robotic and Lapar
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Robotic surgery remains a novel technique in the field of colorectal surgery in Japan. Several small series have examined its safety and feasibility for colorectal surgery. Our aim was to analyze our entire experience and short-term outcomes with robotic surgery for rectal cancer since its introduction at our institution. We assert that this approach is feasible and safe for the patients with rectal cancer.
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This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively
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The application of robotic surgery in the treatment of gallbladder disease has been considered controversial due to cost-utilization concerns. However, when looking at patients with elevated risk for complications, specifically the obese population, the application of robotics may serve beneficial. We therefore hypothesize that robotic cholecystectomy with intraoperative cholangiogram in morbidly obese patients may reduce risk and operative times, potentially justifying its use in
Background The Da Vinci Site robotic surgery platform may help to overcome some of the difficulties of laparoscopy for complicated abdominal surgery. The authors of this article present a case of robotic-assisted one stage radical resection of three tumors, included robotic anterior resection for rectal cancer, segmental hepatectomy for liver metastasis and wedge shaped excision for lung metastasis using this device.
Methods A 59-year-old male with primary rectal cancer, liver metastasis and lu
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The use of indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during robotic assisted laparoscopy has been shown to be helpful in identifying critical structures during robotic gastrointestinal resections and biliary structures during cholecystectomies. Recently, we have noticed an uptake of ICG particularly by gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) which aids identification and dissection of these submucosal masses. We report two cases of ICG uptake in GIST tumors in robotic-assisted l