A prospective evaluation of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of chronic cholelithiasis: A five-year experience

Stanisic, Veselin; Bakic, Milorad; Magdelinic, Milorad; Kolasinac, Hamdija; Vlaovic, D; Stijovic, Blazo

doi:10.2298/mpns1102077s

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“…distinguish blood vessels is prolonged operation times. During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 30% of the procedure time is spent identifying and ligating blood vessels [10]. For hysterectomies, it was reported that 50% of procedure time is spent identifying and ligating vessels [11].…”

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Non-Invasively Detecting Blood Vessels during Laparoscopic/Robotic Procedure

Kim¹

2016

J Biosens Bioelectron

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Minimally invasive surgeries provide lower morbidity and faster recovery compared to conventional surgeries. Since 1995, the cholecystectomy procedure shifted from conventional to minimally invasive by 80%. Despite its popularity and benefits, minimally invasive surgeries have major complications, including vessel and organ injury from difficulties in distinguishing between the two. Currently, a decision to distinguish between vessel and nonvessels is mainly based on surgeon's experience and anatomical landmarks. Such methods can not only delay the operation time but also increase the number of medical errors due to subjectivity, especially for physicians-intraining. The purpose of this study is to introduce a sensor that can help distinguish blood vessels from non-blood vessel with a novel approach called "noninvasive impedance-based blood vessel detection". This approach utilizes a cost-effective, constant current source and voltage sensor that can offer a quick and non-invasive way to distinguish blood vessels during minimally invasive surgeries.

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confidence: 99%