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Robot‐assisted laparoscopic (RAL) procedures in general surgery
Author(s) -
Alimoglu Orhan,
Sagiroglu Julide,
Atak Ibrahim,
Kilic Ali,
Eren Tunc,
Caliskan Mujgan,
Bas Gurhan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the international journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1478-596X
pISSN - 1478-5951
DOI - 10.1002/rcs.1706
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , laparoscopic surgery , robotic surgery , general surgery , colorectal surgery , laparoscopy , abdominal surgery
Background Robotics was introduced in clinical practice more than two decades ago, and it has gained remarkable popularity for a wide variety of laparoscopic procedures. We report our results of robot‐assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) in the most commonly applied general surgical procedures. Method Ninety seven patients underwent RALS from 2009 to 2012. Indications for RALS were cholelithiasis, gastric carcinoma, splenic tumors, colorectal carcinoma, benign colorectal diseases, non‐toxic nodular goiter and incisional hernia. Records of patients were analyzed for demographic features, intraoperative and postoperative complications and conversion to open surgery. Results Forty six female and 51 male patients were operated and mean age was 58,4 (range: 25‐88). Ninety three out of 97 procedures (96%) were completed robotically, 4 were converted to open surgery and there were 15 postoperative complications. There was no mortality. Conclusion Wide variety of procedures of general surgery can be managed safely and effectively by RALS. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.