Videos in Robotic Surgery

We present the case of a 27-year-old woman who has had an autoimmune myasthenia gravis for 6 months. The current treatment essentially includes anticholinesterasics, but no use of corticosteroids. Thymectomy is indicated in the presence of thymic hyperplasia visible on a thorax CT-scan with ...

The objective of this film is to demonstrate our operative technique of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy by Richard Gaston from the Saint Augustin Clinic in Bordeaux. Robotic radical prostatectomy has been performed in our clinic since December 2005. We currently use the ...

This video presents a robotic abdominoperineal resection with sacrectomy in an obese male patient.
The patient has a BMI of 37 and a locally advanced rectal cancer invading the sacrum. After preoperative chemoradiation therapy, he developed a localized abscess within the mesorectum.
He ...

This video describes a practical solution to total mesorectal excision using robotics. The patient is a 55-year-old female with a BMI of 32 and low rectal cancer localized 3cm above the anorectal ring. She also has large uterine fibroids.
The patient received preoperative chemoradiation and ...

Dysfunction is one of the common long-term complications of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap-Band) that classically requires surgical treatment. Revision surgery is technically challenging and should be performed only by experienced surgeons. This is the case of a 50-year-old patient ...

We present the case of a 76-year-old woman with a low rectal cancer (T3N0 at 7cm) status post-chemoradiation therapy. Using a four-arm DaVinci system, we carry out the dissection in a medial to lateral fashion dividing the inferior mesenteric vessels and mobilizing the splenic flexure. A total ...

The introduction of the Da Vinci Surgical System to perform complex reconstructive procedures, such as repair of ureteropelvic junction obstruction, has helped to overcome some of the technical challenges associated with laparoscopy.
We show our technique for robotic dismembered pyeloplasty for a ...

Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is a technically demanding procedure. Although the laparoscopic approach has been done successfully, it reportedly offers no advantages over the open approach due to technical difficulties. We recently used the DaVinci robotic surgical system for this procedure and found ...

This video presents the case of a female patient with a benign vesicouterine fistula. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful.

This video demonstrates the performance of a subtotal gastrectomy with extended lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer using the DaVinci system for robotic assistance.

This video demonstrates the robotic-assisted removal of a previously placed gastric band. All salient aspects are presented and discussed.

This video demonstrates robotic radical prostatectomy performed by a highly experienced surgeon. The additional advantages conferred by the dexterity of the multiple robotic instruments in performing this complex surgery is apparent. This video is recommended for urologists with an interest in ...

This video shows the bariatric procedure of sleeve gastrectomy performed using a daVinci surgical robot. The patient had undergone gastric banding previously so the robot is useful in the dissection of a difficult hiatus, and also for suturing in a confined space. An experienced patient side ...

This video of robotic partial cystectomy demonstrates the superior dissecting and suturing ability of the DaVinci surgical robot. The partial cystectomy is performed with ease, after the bladder and ureters are carefully prepared by cystoscopy and placement of ureteral catheters. This video is ...

This surgical video demonstrates the advantages of using the DaVinci robot for dissection and anastomosis of the upper ureter to the renal pelvis. A potentially difficult procedure is simplified by the dexterity of the robotic instruments.

This video describes the procedure of partial nephrectomy performed with the DaVinci robot. The renal pedicle is first isolated and temporarily controlled with vascular clamps. The partial nephrectomy is then performed in a bloodless field.

This video demonstrates a combined laparoscopic-robotic approach for resection of a low rectal cancer. Mobilization of the colon and mesenteric vascular division are performed laparoscopically. The Da Vinci robot is then utilized to complete the total mesorectal excision (TME). Finally, a ...

This video presents in detail the robotic dissection of the oesophagus via a trans-thoracic approach. A mediastinal lymphadenectomy is also performed. Combined with a laparoscopic gastric mobilisation, a total minimally invasive approach to oesophagectomy is possible.

This video demonstrates how a robotic radical prostatectomy is performed at a high volume center in the United States of America. The authors have an extensive experience in robotic prostate surgery and describe the technique in detail.

This video demonstrates a robotic-assisted Heller procedure for treatment of esophageal achalasia. The surgeon starts by dissecting the gastroesophageal junction. The mobilization of the stomach is limited to the anterior and lateral aspect, leaving the posterior attachments intact. The myotomy is ...

Minimally invasive techniques have revolutionized operative surgery. In gastrointestinal surgery, the robotic system is applied to a wide range of procedures. Cholecystectomy, Nissen fundoplication and Heller myotomy are among the most frequently performed procedures. Most studies reported that ...