Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy rapidly became the standard of care for the surgical
treatment of cholelithiasis, very few other abdominal or cardiac operations are currently …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Numerous urological
procedures can now be performed with robotic assistance. Though not definitely proven to …

OBJECTIVES: Direct haptic (force or tactile) feedback is not yet available in commercial
robotic surgical systems. Previous work by our group and others suggests that haptic …

OBJECTIVE: Direct haptic (force or tactile) feedback is negligible in current surgical robotic
systems. The relevance of haptic feedback in robot-assisted performances of surgical tasks …

Objective To detail robotic procedure development and clinical applications for mitral valve,
biliary, and gastric reflux operations, and to implement a multispecialty robotic surgery …

Objectives: This study was designed to assess the feasibility and safety of a Remote
Navigation System (RNS, NaviCath, Haifa, Israel) in which the angioplasty guidewire, the …

Background: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of the da Vinci robotic
system using both the three-dimensional view (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) view options …

OBJECTIVES: Mitral valve repair is the standard therapy for patients with degenerative
(myxomatous) disease and severe mitral regurgitation. Robotic mitral valve repair provides …

Radiation exposure to physicians' hands during interventional procedures with computed
tomography (CT) fluoroscopic guidance may be high. A robot was developed that could …

Background Telemedicine is influencing surgical training, allows mentoring, proctoring and
teleconferencing, and is increasingly being applied to carry out remote surgical procedures …