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Da Vinci single site© surgical platform in clinical practice: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Morelli Luca,
Guadagni Simone,
Di Franco Gregorio,
Palmeri Matteo,
Di Candio Giulio,
Mosca Franco
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.1713
Subject(s) - medicine , robotic surgery , da vinci surgical system , surgery , medical physics , general surgery
Abstract Background The Da Vinci single‐site© surgical platform (DVSSP) is a set of single‐site instruments and accessories specifically dedicated to robot‐assisted single‐site surgery. Methods The PubMed database from inception to June 2015 was searched for English literature on the clinical use of DVSSP in general surgery, urology and gynecology. Results Twenty‐nine articles involving the clinical application of DVSSP were identified; 15 articles on general surgery (561 procedures), four articles on urology (48 procedures) and 10 articles on gynecology (212 procedures). All studies have proven the safety and feasibility of the use of DVSSP. The principal reported advantage is the restoration of intra‐abdominal triangulation, while the main reported limitation is the lack of the endowrist. Conclusions Da Vinci systems have proven to be valuable assets in single‐site surgery, owing to the combination of robot use with the dedicated single‐incision platform. However, case–control or prospective trials are warranted to draw more definitive conc lusions. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.