[PDF] Top 20 Robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy: current status

... However, vasopressin is injected directly into the stalk of the fibroid. The fibroid stalk is then transected preferably by using the LigaSure device (Covidien). Deep intramural fibroids and fibroids located in the broad ... See full document

... The resected specimen will be marked by the surgical team for the position of lymph node dissection. Evaluation will be performed by an experienced pathologist using standard protocols. Stage grouping will take place ... See full document

... the current evidence available for the effectiveness of robot-assisted adrenalectomy and defining its current status in managing adrenal ... See full document

... Many robot-assisted laparoscopic NU (RALNU) techniques, performed using the da Vinci robotic system, have been ...the laparoscopic or open ... See full document

... function status of the patient, postoperative adjuvant treatment requirement, NVB sparing (unilateral or bilateral), bladder neck preservation, and urethral length should all be considered seriously in the ... See full document

... methods: robot-assisted, laparoscopic and open, are to be ...retrospectively. Robot-assisted radical hysterectomy (RARH) was per- formed in 73 ...them, ... See full document

... Despite the potential advantages of RARP, the cost pre- mium for the technology has limited its uptake. High fixed capital and maintenance costs mean that robotic surgery is likely to remain expensive in comparison with ... See full document

... a robot that has operability similar to a master–slave device with the size of a handheld ...surgical robot as shown in Fig. 5. The robot consists of a 2-DOF robotic forceps driven by pneumatic ... See full document

... We performed RALP using the da Vinci Si surgical sys- tem in 204 consecutive patients from whom we could collect the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) questionnaire [5] at least preoperatively and 3 months ... See full document

... intraabdominal pressure of 15±5 mm Hg using the Da Vin- ci Robot Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) in a 30° Trendelenburg position. All patients re- ceived ramosetron 0.3 mg intravenously at ... See full document

... nephrectomy. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) is increasingly utilized, and has achieved similar outcomes to open partial nephrectomy with decreased patient morbidity in experienced ...the current ... See full document

... Triport™ devices (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). Different laparoscopic instruments are utilized, which usually fall into the conventional rigid, articulating, or prebent rigid categories. The latter two groups are ... See full document

... the current evidence, RANU is a safe and feasible minimally invasive alternative to laparoscopic and open procedures for ...of robot-assisted ...conventional laparoscopic, or hybrid ... See full document

... The patients who had incomplete paralysis of the lower limbs and bladder–rectal disorder selected Hartman’s pro- cedure without reconstruction. Furthermore, we selected Hartman’s procedure considering the patient’s ... See full document

... Pneumoperitoneum (15 - 20 mmHg) is also employed and has a number of physiologic consequences, leading to an increase in mean arterial pressure [8] [16], systemic vascular resistance [8] [16] and inferior vena caval ... See full document

... the laparoscopic technique to the most common open surgical treatment for prostate cancer ...curve, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has slowly risen in popularity ...fine laparoscopic surgery to a ... See full document

... of ultrasound waves to induce focal thermal effects, ablation or thermo-coagulation in vivo. Recently, a combination of diagnostic ultrasound guidance and therapeutic high intensity focused US (HIFU) made soft tissue ... See full document

... the robot group. The positioning needs to be more precise in robot patients because of the impossibility to adjust the position of the patient after connection of the operating ports to the ...the ... See full document

... Vinci (Intuitive Surgical, CA) robot was then docked. Initially, the retroperitoneal fat was freed, and the Gerota fascia was incised longitudinally. After complete dissection of the dilated upper pole ureter ... See full document

... Jacobs et al. [1] reported the first laparoscopic colectomy in the early 1990s. Comparing with open surgery, laparo- scopic colorectal surgery has certain potential advan- tages [4–7], as well as similar ... See full document