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Fig. 20.1 OR setup Operative Approach Peritoneal Access We gain access to the peritoneum with a 5 mm OptiView port in the left upper quadrant under direct vision. This can…

Fig. 24.1 Positioning patient in steep reverse Trendelenburg on sliding operating table Robot Positioning When using the Si system, the table will likely need to be positioned at an oblique…

Robotic instruments Laparoscopic instruments Disposable equipment Durable equipment Sutures/supplies 12 mm, 30° down scope 5 mm 0° and 30° scope GIA staplers (3.5 mm, 2.5 mm staple height) Split-leg OR table 2-0…

Fig. 12.1 Room set-up for anterior resection via single docking. Patient in Trendelenburg position, with right side of patient rotated downward Laparoscopic Phase A 12 mm × 130 mm Applied Kii® balloon blunt…

Fig. 7.1 Port placement If mesh size and laterality is known at this point, mesh is inserted into the abdomen and placed immediately beneath the camera. For bilateral hernias, it…

Fig.15.1 Surgeon console illustrating the display (a), wrist support with master controls (b), and foot pedal platform (c). ©2016 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The patient-side cart supports the three or four…

  N Robotic docking time (min) Console time (min) Total time (min) Major complication (bile leak, bleeding) Pietrabissa et al. (2012) SIRC 100 15 31 71 None Gonzalez et al….

Fig. 23.1 Lymph node stations in gastric cancer Oncologic Outcome As robotic gastrectomy is a relatively new approach, long-term oncologic outcome is lacking for robotic gastrectomy specifically. However, meta-analyses demonstrate…

Study # Patients # Complications # Leaks Ayloo [9] 80 2.5% 0 Deng [15] 100 NR 1% Hagan [16] 143 16.1% 0 Hubens [1] 45 11.1% 0 Mohr [5] 75…

Fig. 29.1 Arm positioning during robotic-assisted CABG. The patient’s left shoulder lies flush with the edge of the operating room table, while the arm is allowed to hang below the…