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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robot-Assisted Removal of a Broken Scalpel Blade following Discectomy

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
The risk of a broken scalpel blade during discectomy is considered extremely rare, while no guidelines exist regarding this complication. We report a case of a robotic broken blade removal following lumbar discectomy.
Christos Koutserimpas, Argyrios Ioannidis, Michael Konstantinidis, Panagiotis Athanasopoulos, Fotios Antonakopoulos, Konstantinos Konstantinidis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Use of barbed sutures in robotic bariatric bypass surgery: a single-center case series

BMC Surgery, 2019
Background Surgical robots are increasingly being used in bariatric surgery. While several studies describe the safety of using barbed sutures in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, no reports are available for robotic bariatric procedures.
Jan Henrik Beckmann, Jan-Niclas Kersebaum, Witigo von Schönfels, Thomas Becker, Clemens Schafmayer, Jan Hendrik Egberts   +5 more
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Esketamine/Ketamine: Dual‐Action Mechanisms and Clinical Prospects beyond Anesthesia in Psychiatry, Immunology, and Oncology

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Esketamine and ketamine are widely used for perioperative analgesia and anesthesia. Despite their established roles in analgesia, sedation, and anesthesia, as well as emerging antidepressant, anti‐tumor, and anti‐inflammatory effects, their clinical use is limited due to side effects and addiction potential.
Yinxin Wang, Jiangang Xu, Xinyu Zhou, Lu Che, Minghan Qiu, Yang Liu, Ming Gao, Zhen Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Early Results of the Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass on Patients with Different Body Mass Index

Journal of Obesity, 2020
Introduction. Obesity is among the newest health matters that human beings are struggling with. Length of bypassed intestine is important in achievement of most weight loss and least nutritional and absorptive disorders.
Mohsen Mahmoudieh, Behrouz Keleidari, Naser Afshin, Masoud Sayadi Shahraki, Shahab Shahabi Shahmiri, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, Hamid Melali   +6 more
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The Effectiveness of Anti‐Adhesion Barriers on Prevention of Postoperative Adhesive Bowel Obstruction: Disease‐Free Survival Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We performed a survival analysis of abdominal gastroenterological cancer surgery cases with and without anti‐adhesive barriers, with the development of adhesive bowel obstruction as the outcome. The incidence of adhesive bowel obstruction was significantly lower in patients undergoing open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the anti‐adhesive ...
Shota Ebinuma, Susumu Kunisawa, Daisuke Takada, Kiyohide Fushimi, Akinobu Taketomi, Yuichi Imanaka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Syncope with Surprise: An Unexpected Finding of Huge Gastric Diverticulum

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
A gastric diverticulum is a pouch protruding from the gastric wall. The vague long clinical history ranging between dyspepsia, postprandial fullness, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding makes this condition a diagnostic challenge.
Mauro Podda, Jenny Atzeni, Antonio Messina Campanella, Alessandra Saba, Adolfo Pisanu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

the The Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Malignant Thyroid Nodules

مجلة كلية الطب, 2020
Background: Thyroid nodules are very common in clinical practice. Although most of thyroid nodules are benign, it is crucial to checkout which nodules are more likely to be malignant.
Tharwat I Sulaiman, Maan K. Sarsam, ammar noori muhammed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source