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Robots in laparoscopic surgeryS Horgan
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612 7233, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 11:415-9. 2001..The Da Vinci Robotic System became available at our institution in late August 2000. We decided to utilize this system to perform advanced laparoscopic procedures...
Early experience with robotically assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomySantiago Horgan
Division of General Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612 7233, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 12:64-70. 2002..We believe that robotic surgery, which enables regaining of the hand-eye coordination and three-dimensional view lost in laparoscopic surgery, allows us to perform the donor nephrectomy with greater precision, confidence, and comfort...
Robotically assisted donor nephrectomy for kidney transplantationSantiago Horgan
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois, 840 South Wood Street, Room 435 E, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Am J Surg 188:45S-51S. 2004....
Robotic-assisted Heller myotomy versus laparoscopic Heller myotomy for the treatment of esophageal achalasia: multicenter studySantiago Horgan
Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 9:1020-9; discussion 1029-30. 2005..At short-term follow-up, relief of dysphagia was equally achieved in both groups..
Robotically assisted laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomyC A Galvani
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois, 840 South Wood Street, Room 435, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surg Endosc 22:188-95. 2008..The goal of this report is to describe the authors' early experience using robotically assisted technology to perform transhiatal esophagectomy (RATE)...
Effect of robotic assistance on the "learning curve" for laparoscopic hand-assisted donor nephrectomyS Horgan
Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Center, 840 South Wood Street, Room 435 E, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surg Endosc 21:1512-7. 2007..Robotic technology has emerged as a promising alternative to laparoscopic techniques. The authors reviewed their institution experience with robotic hand-assisted donor nephrectomies (RHADNs)...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: ends justify the means?C Galvani
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Surg Endosc 20:934-41. 2006..The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of LAGB versus RYGB at a single institution...
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia facilitated by robotic assistanceC Galvani
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois Chicago, 840 South Wood St. Room 435 E, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surg Endosc 20:1105-12. 2006..There were no deaths. At 17 months, 93% of the patients had relief of their dysphagia. CONCLUSIONS: The findings showed RAHM to be safe and effective, with a 0% incidence of perforation and relief of symptoms for 91% of the patients...
Pouch enlargement and band slippage: two different entitiesF Moser
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois, 840 South Wood St. Room 435 E, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surg Endosc 20:1021-9. 2006..Surgical treatment should be considered when medical treatment fails. By comparison, band slippage is an acute complication that requires surgical treatment in every case (100%)...
A prospective analysis of 211 robotic-assisted surgical proceduresM A Talamini
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Surg Endosc 17:1521-4. 2003..The Academic Robotics Group prospectively studied 211 robotically assisted operations to assess the safety and utility of robotically assisted surgery...
Mini-laparoscopic placement of a peritoneal dialysis catheterJ E Varela
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, 840 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surg Endosc 17:2025-7. 2003..CONCLUSION: A mini-laparoscopic technique using a single 2-mm port and a modified Seldinger technique is feasible, safe, and effective for peritoneal dialysis catheter placements...
Robotic surgery updateG Jacobsen
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Room 443 CSB (M/C 958, 840 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7233, USA
Surg Endosc 18:1186-91. 2004..Further research is needed to better define the optimal application of this technology. Credentialing and educational requirements also need to be delineated...
Dual-lumen natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): a new method for performing a safe anastomosisY Mintz
Department of Surgery, University of California, 402 Dickinson Street, San Diego, CA 92103 8400, USA
Surg Endosc 22:348-51. 2008..Currently, endoscopic clips, T-bar sutures, or cumbersome suturing devices are used. A dual-lumen NOTES approach can facilitate bowel resection in a pig model by allowing the use of laparoscopic staplers through the rectum...
Performance measures of surgeon-performed colonoscopy in a Veterans Affairs medical centerH S Tran Cao
Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
Surg Endosc 23:2364-8. 2009....
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyomaE Elli
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Center, Department of General Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, MC 958, Chicago, Illinois 60610, USA
Surg Endosc 18:713-6. 2004..We present the first reported robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of two patients with esophageal leiomyoma using the daVinci Surgical System. Operative technique and technical considerations are presented...
Minimally invasive treatment of esophageal cancer: laparoscopic staging to robotic esophagectomyN Joseph Espat
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Illinois 60612, USA
Cancer J 11:10-7. 2005....
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy for kidney transplantationSantiago Horgan
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center and Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Transplantation 73:1474-9. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: As technology continues to evolve, robotic-assisted surgery has the potential to become a widely used attractive alternative to standard laparoscopic donor nephrectomy...
Robotic distal pancreatectomy and nephrectomy for living donor pancreas-kidney transplantationSantiago Horgan
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Minimally Invasive Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Transplantation 84:934-6. 2007..The availability of minimally invasive robotic surgery may further increase the willingness for live organ donation from suitable donors...
Routine left robotic-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is safe and effective regardless of the presence of vascular anomaliesVeronica Gorodner
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Transpl Int 19:636-40. 2006..7%) versus none in the group with multiple arteries. Left kidney procurement using robotic-assisted laparoscopic technique is safe and effective, even in the presence of vascular anomalies...
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomySantiago Horgan
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Am Surg 69:624-6. 2003..Technological advancements have evolved to include robotic systems for performance of complex surgical procedures. We report on our experience of using robotic-assisted technology to perform a transhiatal total esophagectomy...
[Robots in general surgery: present and future]Carlos Galvani
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cir Esp 78:138-47. 2005..Robot-assisted surgery allows advanced laparoscopic procedures to be performed with enhanced results given that it reduces the learning curve as measured by operating time and morbidity...
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pediatric Heller's cardiomyotomy: initial case reportRabih A Chaer
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7233, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 14:270-3. 2004..The advantages of this novel approach are discussed, with a special emphasis on its applications to the pediatric population...
Short-term outcomes with small intestinal submucosa for ventral abdominal herniaW Scott Helton
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Arch Surg 140:549-60; discussion 560-2. 2005..A bioabsorbable tissue scaffold of porcine submucosal small intestine extracellular matrix (Surgisis Gold [SIS]; Cook Biotech Inc, West Lafayette, Ind) mesh is safe and effective for ventral hernia repair...
Computer-enhanced robotic telesurgery minimizes esophageal perforation during Heller myotomyW Scott Melvin
Division of General Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
Surgery 138:553-8; discussion 558-9. 2005..We hypothesized that computer-enhanced robotic Heller myotomy would reduce intraoperative complications compared with laparoscopic techniques...
Robotically assisted bariatric surgeryFederico Moser
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois, 840 South Wood Street, Room 435 E, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Am J Surg 188:38S-44S. 2004....
US experience with the LAP-BAND systemChristine J Ren
New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Avenue, Suite 10S, New York, New York 10016, USA
Am J Surg 184:46S-50S. 2002....
Initial experience with the adjustable gastric band in morbidly obese US adolescents and recommendations for further investigationBarney E Dillard
Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 45:240-6. 2007..The present study was performed to evaluate weight loss efficacy and safety of "off-label" laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) procedures performed in MO adolescents by our adult bariatric program...
Floppy Dor fundoplication after esophagocardiomyotomy for achalasiaPhilip E Donahue
Cook County Hospital, Rush University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill 60612, USA
Surgery 132:716-22; discussion 722-3. 2002..This retrospective analysis describes patients after laparoscopic ECM, most of whom had a modified Dor fundoplication...
The role of robotic surgery in morbid obesityGarth Jacobsen
Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 13:279-83. 2003..Robotic technology is successfully being applied to bariatric surgery in a few advanced minimally invasive surgery centers throughout the United States...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for the treatment of adolescent morbid obesity in the United States: a safe alternative to gastric bypassSantiago Horgan
Division of General Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Pediatr Surg 40:86-90; discussion 90-1. 2005..These encouraging results support further evaluation of LAGB as a surgical option in a comprehensive adolescent weight loss program...
Short-term outcome in the first 10 morbidly obese adolescent patients in the FDA-approved trial for laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingAi Xuan Holterman
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, and the New Hope Pediatric and Adolescent Weight Management Project, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 45:465-73. 2007....
Hybrid natural orifice translumenal surgery (NOTES) sleeve gastrectomy: a feasibility study using an animal modelYoav Mintz
Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of California San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
Surg Endosc 22:1798-802. 2008..As a bariatric restrictive procedure, sleeve gastrectomy could be one indication for NOTES. To test the feasibility of this procedure with a NOTES approach, a pig model was used...
NOTES: the hybrid techniqueYoav Mintz
Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Assisted Surgery Service, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 92103, USA
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 17:402-6. 2007..The NOTES technique is rapidly being developed, but one of the major issues involved in the procedure that has to be addressed prior to implementation is in obtaining adequate spatial orientation...
