Robotic Surgery
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Clinical trial: The Sinai Robotic Surgery Trial in HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Few trials have examined deescalation using surgery alone in intermediate- and early-stage HPV-positive cancer.
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Expert panel publishes consensus on robotic TME
A panel of expert European surgeons have published a consensus study of standardized steps for robotic rectal cancer surgery.
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Clinical trial: Robotic or open radical cystectomy in treating patients with bladder cancer
Patients are eligible for the study if they are indicated for radical cystectomy, have Tis-T3 urothelial cancer, and meet surgical candidate...
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Uterine volume, fibroid diameter predict robotic myomectomy duration
LAS VEGAS – There’s no more guesswork.
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Robotic vs. conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: No winner yet
This meta-analysis was designed as a follow-up to the ROLARR randomized trial.
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Clinical trial: Assessment of Ventilatory Management During General Anesthesia for Robotic Surgery
The trial will assess the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients receiving mechanical ventilation while under general...
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Laparoscope doubles as cystoscope in robotic hysterectomy
LAS VEGAS – The UTI rate of 2.2% was less than the 5%-10% reported for stand-alone cystoscopy.
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Tegaderm eliminates corneal abrasions in robotic gynecologic surgery
LAS VEGAS – “It looks a little unorthodox, but this is how every one of our robotic patients now have their eyes...
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Smaller assistant ports mean less prolapse repair pain
LAS VEGAS – Patients experience less right-sided pain after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy when surgeons use an 8-mm...
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Will AI or robotics steal your job?
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Single-port robotic sacrocolpopexy has same learning curve as multiport
LAS VEGAS – This finding came from comparison of the first 52 cases with each type of procedure.