Objective: A scoping review of the literature was conducted to identify intraoperative artificial
intelligence (AI) applications for robotic surgery under development and categorize them by …

Abstract Aim Pilonidal sinus or Pilonidal Disease (PD) is a relatively common, benign but
challenging condition. Although commonly encountered in practice, its ideal treatment is …

Prologue Glaucoma surgery has been, for many decades now, dominated by the universal
gold standard which is trabeculectomy augmented with antimetabolites. Tubes also came …

PURPOSE Surgical innovations are necessary to improve patient care. After an initial
exploratory phase, novel surgical technique should be compared with alternative options or …

Aim A range of treatments are available for pilonidal sinus disease (PSD), each of which has
a different risk/benefit profile. The aim of this study was to collect patient views on which …

Robot-assisted anti-reflux surgery (RA-ARS) is increasingly being used to treat refractory
gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The IDEAL (Idea, Development, Exploration …

Aim Natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) in left‐sided colorectal surgery requires
application of the circular stapler anvil to the proximal bowel without exteriorization through …

Aim There are several anastomotic techniques available to facilitate restorative rectal cancer
surgery after total mesorectal excision (TME), including double‐stapled anastomosis (DST) …

Aim Faecal incontinence is common and of multifactorial aetiologies, yet current diagnostic
tools are unable to assess nerve and sphincter function objectively. We developed an …

Robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RRYGB) is an innovative alternative to traditional
laparoscopic approaches. Literature has been published investigating its safety/efficacy; …