Open AccessApplication of a newly designed microfork probe for robotic-guided pelvic intraoperative neuromapping
Author(s) -
Jonas F Schiemer,
Yen-Yi Juo,
Yas Sanaiha,
Anne Lin,
Kevork Kazanjian,
Hauke Lang,
Werner Kneist
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_12_18
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps , surgery , robotic surgery
Robotic-assisted total mesorectal excision (TME) with pelvic intraoperative neuromapping was recently accomplished. However, neuromapping is conventionally conducted by a hand-guided laparoscopic probe. We introduce a prototype microfork probe to make robotic-guided neuromapping feasible.