Current and future advances in surgical therapy for pituitary adenoma

DZ Khan, JG Hanrahan, SE Baldeweg… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The vital physiological role of the pituitary gland, alongside its proximity to critical
neurovascular structures, means that pituitary adenomas can cause significant morbidity or …

Robotic handle prototypes for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: pre-clinical randomised controlled trial of performance and ergonomics

E Dimitrakakis, H Aylmore, L Lindenroth… - Annals of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is a promising alternative to transcranial
approaches. However, standard instruments lack articulation, and thus, could benefit from …

An intuitive surgical handle design for robotic neurosurgery

E Dimitrakakis, L Lindenroth, G Dwyer… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The expanded endoscopic endonasal approach, a representative example of
keyhole brain surgery, allows access to the pituitary gland and surrounding areas through …

[HTML][HTML] Handheld robotic device for endoscopic neurosurgery: system integration and pre-clinical evaluation

E Dimitrakakis, G Dwyer, N Newall… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Expanded Endoscopic Endonasal Approach, one of the best examples of
endoscopic neurosurgery, allows access to the skull base through the natural orifice of the …

Design and compensation control of modular variable stiffness continuum manipulator for nasal surgery

X Wei, F Ju, D Bai, H Guo, C Lu, H Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rigid instruments with limited flexibility utilized in the traditional endoscopic sinus surgery
maybe damage the tissue when surgeon operates in the narrow space of nose specific area …

[PDF][PDF] A novel handheld robotic system for endoscopic neurosurgery: a cadaver pilot study

E Dimitrakakis, G Dwyer, N Newall… - THE HAMLYN …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Neurosurgery has always been in need of adapting new technologies. Endoscopic
Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery (EETS), a common minimally invasive neurosurgical …

[PDF][PDF] Towards a handheld robotic instrument for minimally invasive neurosurgery

E Dimitrakakis, H Aylmore, L Lindenroth, G Dwyer… - 2022 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Due to its delicate subject matter and challenging operations, neurosurgery has always
been in need for adapting new techniques and technologies. A procedure that could widely …