Publications on the system

Prostatectomy Tewari A. et al., Positive surgical margin and perioperative complication rates of primary surgical treatments for prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic prostatectomy.

Eur Urol. 2012 Jul;62(1):1-15. Epub 2012 Feb 24.

Prostatectomy Rocco B. et al., Robotic vs open prostatectomy in a laparoscopically naive centre: a matchedpair analysis.

BJU Int. 2009 Oct;104(7):991-5. Epub 2009 May 5.

Prostatectomy Lott F. et al., Is previous experience in laparoscopic necessary to perform robotic radical prostatectomy? A comparative study with robotic and the classic open procedure in patients with prostate cancer.

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira. 2015;30(3):229-234. doi:10.1590/s0102- 8650201500300000011.

Prostatectomy Carlsson S. et al., Surgery-related complications in 1253 robot- assisted and 485 open retropubic radical prostatectomies at the Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden.

Urology. 2010 May;75(5):1092-7.

Prostatectomy Sugihara T. et al., Robot-assisted versus other types of radical prostatectomy: Population-based safety and cost comparison in Japan, 2012–2013.

Cancer Sci (2014) doi: 10.1111/cas.12523.

Prostatectomy Fabbro E. et al., Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: an economic analysis for decision- making in a university hospital of Northern Italy.

Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health – 2015, Volume 12, Number 1.

Prostatectomy Pilecki M.A. et al., National Multi-Institutional Comparison of 30-Day Postoperative Complication and Readmission Rates Between Open Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy and Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Using NSQIP.

2013, DOI: 10.1089/end.2013.0656.

Low Anterior Resection D’Annibale A, Pernazza G, Monsellato I, Pende V, Lucandri G, Mazzocchi P, Alfano G. Total mesorectal excision: a comparison of oncological and functional outcomes betweenrobotic and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.

Surg Endosc. 2013 Jun;27(6):1887-95.

Low Anterior Resection Baik SH, Kwon HY, Kim JS, Hur H, Sohn SK, Cho CH, Kim H. Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a prospective comparative study.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Jun;16(6):1480-7. Epub 2009 Mar 17.

Low Anterior Resection Speicher PJ, Englum BR, Ganapathi AM, Nussbaum DP, Mantyh CR, Migaly J. Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: A National Perspective on Short-term Oncologic Outcomes. Ann Surg. 2014 Nov 17. Liao G, Zhao Z, Lin S, Li R, Yuan Y1, Du S, Chen J, Deng H. Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials.

World J Surg Oncol. 2014 Apr 26;12:122.

Low Anterior Resection Kang J, Yoon KJ, Min BS, Hur H, Baik SH, Kim NK, Lee KY. The impact of robotic surgery for mid and low rectal cancer: A case-matched analysis of 3-arm comparison – open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery.

Ann Surg. 2013 Jan; 257(1):95-101.

Low Anterior Resection Ghezzi, TL, Luca, F, Valvo, M, Corleta OC, Zuccaro, M, Cenciarelli, S, Biffi, R. Robotic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: Comparative study of short and long-term outcomes.”European Journal of Surgical Oncology.

2014 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.02.235.

Benign Hyst Ho C, Tsakonas E, Tran K, Cimon K, Severn M, Mierzwinski-Urban M, Corcos J, Pautler S. “Robot-Assisted Surgery Compared with Open Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery: Clinical Effectiveness and Economic Analyses.”

Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2011 Sep.

Benign Hyst Landeen, Laurie B., MD, MBA, Maria C. Bell, MD, MPH, Helen B. Hubert, MPH, PhD, Larissa Y. Bennis, MD, Siri S. Knutsten-Larsen, MD, and Usha Seshari-Kreaden, MSc. “Clinical and Cost Comparisons for Hysterectomy via Abdominal, Standard Laparoscopic, Vaginal and Robot-assisted Approaches.”

South Dakota Medicine 64.6 (2011): 197-209. Print.

Benign Hyst Geppert B, Lönnerfors C, Persson J. “Robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy in obese and morbidly obese women: surgical technique and comparison with open surgery.”

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 90.11 (2011): 1210-1217. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01253.x. Epub.

Benign Hyst Lim, Peter C., John T. Crane, Eric J. English, Richard W. Farnam, Devin M. Garza, Marc L. Winter, and Jerry L. Rozeboom. “Multicenter analysis comparing robotic, open, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomies performed by high-volume surgeons for benign indications.”

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 133.3 (2016): 359–364. Print.

Benign Hyst Martino, Martin A., MD, Elizabeth A. Berger, DO, Jeffrey T. McFetridge, MD, Jocelyn Shubella, BS, Gabrielle Gosciniak, BA, Taylor Wejkszner, BA, Gregory F. Kainz, DO, Jeremy Patriarco, BS, M. B. Thomas, MD, and Richard Boulay, MD. “A Comparison of Quality Outcome Measures in Patients Having a Hysterectomy for Benign Disease: Robotic vs. Non-robotic Approaches.”

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 21.3 (2014): 389-93. Web.

Colectomy Chang Y, Wang J, Chang D. A meta-analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy. Journal of Surgical Research.

2015;195(2):465-474. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2015.01.026.

Colectomy Altieri M, Yang J, Telem D et al. Robotic approaches may offer benefit in colorectal procedures, more controversial in other areas: a review of 168,248 cases. Surgical Endoscopy. 2015;30(3):925-933.

doi:10.1007/s00464-015-4327-2.

Colectomy Lorenzon L, Bini F, Balducci G, Ferri M, Salvi P, Marinozzi F. Laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted colectomy and rectal resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Colorectal Disease.

2015;31(2):161-173. doi:10.1007/s00384-015-2394-4.

Lobectomy Cerfolio RJ, et al. Initial consecutive experience of completely portal robotic pulmonary resection with 4 arms.

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.2011;142(4)740-746.

Lobectomy Farivar AS, et al. Comparing Robotic Lung Resection With Thoracotomy and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Cases Entered Into The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database.

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 2014:9(1):1-6.

Lobectomy Kent M, et al. Open, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, and Robotic Lobectomy: Review of a National Database.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013: 97(1): 236-244.

Hernia Allison N, Tieu K, Snyder B, Pigazzi A, Wilson E. Technical feasibility of robot-assisted ventral hernia repair.

World J Surg. 2012 Feb;36(2):447-52. doi: 10.1007/s00268-011-1389-8.

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with primary closure versus no primary closure of the defect: potential benefits of the robotic technology.” International of Medical Robots and Computer Assisted Surgery.

Hernia Gonzalez, A. M., et al. (2014).

Hernia Tayar C, Karoui M, Cherqui D, Fagniez PL. Robot-assisted laparoscopic mesh repair of incisional hernias with exclusive intracorporeal suturing: a pilot study.

Surg Endosc. 2007 Oct;21(10):1786- 9. Epub 2007 Mar 13.