A Robotic Needle Driver to Facilitate Vescico-Urethral Anastomosis during Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

Varca, Virginia; Benelli, Andrea; Pietrantuono, F.; Suardi, Nazareno; Gregori, Andrea; Gaboardi, Franco

doi:10.5301/uj.5000245

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“…Several other articulating instruments as well as prototypes have been described and examined during the last ten years of development, which was mainly driven by the push of Intuitive’s DaVinci endowrist and robotic surgery [ 103 , 104 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 ].…”

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Advances and Trends in Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery

Meinzer

Alkatout

Krebs

et al. 2020

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As many meta-analyses comparing pediatric minimally invasive to open surgery can be found in the literature, the aim of this review is to summarize the current state of minimally invasive pediatric surgery and specifically focus on the trends and developments which we expect in the upcoming years. Print and electronic databases were systematically searched for specific keywords, and cross-link searches with references found in the literature were added. Full-text articles were obtained, and eligibility criteria were applied independently. Pediatric minimally invasive surgery is a wide field, ranging from minimally invasive fetal surgery over microlaparoscopy in newborns to robotic surgery in adolescents. New techniques and devices, like natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), single-incision and endoscopic surgery, as well as the artificial uterus as a backup for surgery in preterm fetuses, all contribute to the development of less invasive procedures for children. In spite of all promising technical developments which will definitely change the way pediatric surgeons will perform minimally invasive procedures in the upcoming years, one must bear in mind that only hard data of prospective randomized controlled and double-blind trials can validate whether these techniques and devices really improve the surgical outcome of our patients.

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