Robotic Surgery
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Robotic guide hits the mark in abdominal surgeries
The Autolap image-based camera steering device for robotic surgery was found to provide accurate images in a study by the device maker.
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Robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy effective for large tumors
NSCLC patients with smaller tumors also had excellent survival rates following robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy.
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Clinical Trial Summary: Ergonomics of robotic surgery
A clinical trial is being conducted to study the role of ergonomics in adjusting robotic surgery consoles to individual surgeon needs.
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Robot-assisted abdominoperineal resection outperforms open or laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancers
Patients assigned to robotic-assisted surgery had a total complication rate of 10.4%, compared with 18.8% for patients assigned to laparoscopy and...
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Transoral robotic surgery assessed for oral lesions
A study is being conducted to assess transoral robotic surgery for oral and laryngopharyngeal benign and malignant lesions.
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Robotic surgery technologies have unique learning curves for trainees
Robotic-surgery training programs should consider what previous studies have found.
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Robot-assisted prostatectomy providing better outcomes
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy shows better early postoperative outcomes than does laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
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Peer-to-peer learning about robotic surgery is happening on social media
Social media is now being used by surgeons interested in robotic surgery.
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Adoption of robotic-assisted surgery uneven across specialties
The spread of robotic-assisted surgery is ongoing, but adoption rates have differed among surgical specialties.
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Clinical trial: Sinai Robotic Surgery Trial in HPVOPC
A clinical trial will explore the necessity of additional intervention in HPVOPC after surgery.
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Clinical trial: Use of robotics for cholecystectomy
Investigators look at robotic-assisted cholecystectomy outcomes with long follow-up.