Intermediate-term outcomes after robotic ureteral reconstruction for long-segment (≥4 centimeters) strictures in the proximal ureter: A multi-institutional experience [PDF]
Purpose: To report our intermediate-term, multi-institutional experience after robotic ureteral reconstruction for the management of long-segment proximal ureteral strictures.
Matthew Lee +14 more
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Is There Room for Microsurgery in Robotic Surgery? [PDF]
Robotic surgery opened a new era of minimally-invasive procedures, through its improved precision, elimination of tremors, greater degrees of freedom, and other facilitating aspects.
Jefferson Braga Silva+4 more
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The use of a vascular patch CorMatrix ECM® for reconstruction of carotid arteries in the treatment of postoperative wound infection [PDF]
Introduction. Operation site infection after carotid endarterectomy is a rare, but potentially fatal complication. The aim of this paper was to present two cases of using CorMatrix ECMR patch for reconstruction of a damaged artery in the course of an ...
Janczak Dariusz+5 more
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First Experience of Single-Port Robotic Areolar Approach Thyroidectomy [PDF]
Objectives Numerous minimally invasive thyroidectomy techniques have been developed and are actively utilized in hospitals around the globe. Herein, we describe a recently developed minimally invasive thyroidectomy technique that employs the da Vinci SP,
Yun Suk Choi+6 more
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Successful postoperative pancreatic fistula treatment with the use of somatostatin infusion after duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor resection [PDF]
Introduction. According to the International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula, a postoperative pancreatic fistula is defined as every case of fluid leak on the third (or later) postoperative day, in which the level of amylase in the collected fluid is ...
Chabowski Mariusz+6 more
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Total reconstruction of the skin coverage of the penis with myocutaneous flap: case report [PDF]
Introduction: The penis is an important structure of the male body, and its reconstruction is a challenge. Several diseases and deformities affect this organ, being necessary, in certain cases, for the total reconstruction of the cutaneous ...
Pedro Celso De Castro Pita+5 more
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Mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult with a tracheal bronchus [PDF]
Introduction. Lymphangiomas, also known as cystic hygromas or cystic lymphangiomas, are cystic abnormalities of the lymph vessels and they are rare benign tumors. Tracheal bronchus (Bronchus suis or “pig bronchus”) is a very rare congenital anomaly.
Chabowski Mariusz+4 more
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Successful hysteroscopic management of two cases of interstitial pregnancy [PDF]
Introduction. Interstitial pregnancy (IP) is the rarest type of tubal pregnancy with a high rupture rate and often remains asymptomatic in the first 10–12 gestational weeks.
Jokanović Predrag, Rakić Aleksandar
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Outcomes of single-port robotic ureteral reconstruction using the da Vinci SP® system [PDF]
Purpose: The da Vinci SP® robotic system enables three double-jointed wristed instruments and a fully wristed three-dimensional camera to be placed through a single port.
Ji Eun Heo +7 more
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Extra-adrenal, non-functional adrenocortical carcinoma presenting with acute abdomen: a case report
Background Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignancy, with 43% being non-functional. These may arise from adrenal rest anywhere in the embryonic pathway of the adrenal glands.
Alireza Mirsharifi+4 more
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