Interesting research/opinion piece about how the introduction of robots has forced a change in surgical training, with some residents gaining skill through a process of "shadow learning."
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Robotic Thoracic Surgery
December 11, 2017
Find it here: The 4M Symposium on Robotic Thoracic Surgery on CTSNet.
November 20, 2017
This video shows a five-port technique for robot-assisted resection of hilar lung cancer.
September 20, 2017
This video shows a successful robot-assisted right middle lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer.
July 27, 2017
Lacroix and colleagues evaluated pulmonary function, pain, and quality of life in patients who underwent robotic thoracic surgery, predominantly for non-small cell lung cancer. The authors observed no difference between preoperative and 7-month postoperative pulmonary function.
July 4, 2017
This video presents the case of a 45-year-old female patient who underwent a robotic assisted wedge resection for a pulmonary nodule, using intraoperative navigational bronchoscopy and ICG tattoo.
June 24, 2017
Quite simply AMAZING !
I had no idea there were so many robotic companies out there.
This doesn't even include Titan - www.titanmedicalinc.com, or Medicaroid www.medicaroid.com
June 20, 2017
This video shows a robotic sleeve lobectomy performed on a 65-year-old male patient with a proven adenocarcinoma at the orifice of the apical segment of the right lower lobe.
April 23, 2017
Check out this focused issue by JOVS with partecipation of major experts from the globe. Is subxiphoid approach the future for lung resections?
March 28, 2017
Christophe Chautems and colleagues shed light on the challenges, strategies and current developments in the field of magnetically driven medical microrobots for intracorporeal use.