Applications of robotic surgery in pediatric patients.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2002
Abstract
Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly becoming the standard approach to treatment for pediatric patients. Infants present a technical challenge due to the small size of structures and the small workspace available. Master-slave robotic surgical telemanipulators help overcome this challenge by facilitating microsurgery in a confined workspace. The Zeus Robotic Surgical System (Computer Motion, Inc., Goleta, CA, U.S.A.) was used to develop the robotic approach and to evaluate the technical feasibility of performing four technically challenging procedures that are typically performed in infants. Robotic enteroenterostomy, hepaticojejunostomy, portoenterostomy, and esophagoesophagostomy were performed in piglets and compared with the same procedures performed by standard minimally invasive techniques. Enteroenterostomy, hepaticojejunostomy, and esophagoesophagostomy procedures were successfully developed and are technically feasible. The portoenterostomy procedure needs further study to validate data from the second set of experiments, showing a lower complication rate in the robotic group. Survivor studies are needed to fully elucidate the advantages that may be provided by the robotic approach.
Volume
12
Issue
1
First Page
71
Last Page
76
ISSN
1530-4515
Published In/Presented At
Hollands, C. M., & Dixey, L. N. (2002). Applications of robotic surgery in pediatric patients. Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques, 12(1), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.1097/00129689-200202000-00012
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12008767
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article