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Robotic Myotomy and Partial Fundoplication for Achalasia
Published on: August 11, 2023
Da Vinci single site© surgical platform in clinical practice: a systematic review
Luca Morelli1,2, Simone Guadagni1, Gregorio Di Franco1
1General Surgery Department of Oncology, Transplantation and New Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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.
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