Robotic Surgery
From the Journals
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...
Conference Coverage
Uterine volume, fibroid diameter predict robotic myomectomy duration
LAS VEGAS – There’s no more guesswork.
From the Journals
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.
Feature
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.
Opinion
MIS for cervical cancer: Is it not for anyone or not for everyone?
Dr. Rossi proposes a hypothesis for the results that suggests not all surgeons need abandon MIS for cervical cancer.
From the Journals
Cervical cancer survival higher with open surgery in LACC trial
Cervical cancer was more likely to recur and survival rates were lower with minimally invasive surgery.