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1. Full Text Trocar-less instrumentation for laparoscopy: Magnetic positioning of intra-abdominal camera and retractor
by Park, Sangtae and Bergs, Richard A and Eberhart, Robert and Baker, Linda and Fernandez, Raul and Cadeddu, Jeffrey A
Annals of Surgery, ISSN 0003-4932, 03/2007, Volume 245, Issue 3, pp. 379 - 384
Objective: To develop a novel laparoscopic system of moveable instruments that are positioned intra-abdominally and "locked" into place by external permanent... 
SURGERY | LEARNING-CURVE | SITE | ROBOT | COSMESIS | RESECTION | COLON | Materials Testing | Laparoscopy - methods | Magnetics | Humans | Abdomen | Surgical Technique
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2. Full Text Reducing Robotic Prostatectomy Costs by Minimizing Instrumentation
by Delto, Joan C and Wayne, George and Yanes, Rafael and Nieder, Alan M and Bhandari, Akshay
Journal of Endourology, ISSN 0892-7790, 05/2015, Volume 29, Issue 5, pp. 556 - 560
Introduction and Objective: Since the introduction of robotic surgery for radical prostatectomy, the cost–benefit of this technology has been under scrutiny.... 
Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery | SURGERY | UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY | ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY | Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods | Prostatectomy - methods | Costs and Cost Analysis | Robotic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery | Humans | Laparoscopy - economics | Male | Blood Loss, Surgical | Operative Time | Laparoscopy - methods | Robotic Surgical Procedures - economics | Prostatectomy - instrumentation | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Retrospective Studies | Surgical Instruments - economics | Laparoscopy - instrumentation | Prostatectomy - economics | Cohort Studies
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3. Full Text Trocars: Site Selection, Instrumentation, and Overcoming Complications
by Gaunay, Geoffrey S and Elsamra, Sammy E and Richstone, Lee
Journal of Endourology, ISSN 0892-7790, 08/2016, Volume 30, Issue 8, pp. 833 - 843
In recent years, laparoscopy and robot-assisted procedures have become more commonplace in urology. Incorporation of these techniques into clinical practice... 
Review in Endourology | BOWEL INJURY | ENTRY | PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY | UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY | BODY-MASS INDEX | RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY | LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY | PNEUMOPERITONEUM | VALVE-LESS TROCAR | HERNIA | VERESS NEEDLE | Prostatectomy - methods | Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial - methods | Humans | Postoperative Complications - prevention & control | Iatrogenic Disease - prevention & control | Cystectomy - adverse effects | Nephrectomy - methods | Urology | Incisional Hernia - prevention & control | Laparoscopy - methods | Laparoscopy - adverse effects | Prostatectomy - instrumentation | Antisepsis - methods | Anesthetics, Local - therapeutic use | Adrenalectomy - instrumentation | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures | Urologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects | Nephrectomy - instrumentation | Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods | Lymph Node Excision - adverse effects | Robotic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Adrenalectomy - adverse effects | Retroperitoneal Space - surgery | Surgical Instruments | Prostatectomy - adverse effects | Vascular System Injuries - prevention & control | Ureter - surgery | Cystectomy - instrumentation | Lymph Node Excision - instrumentation | Nephrectomy - adverse effects | Adrenalectomy - methods | Laparoscopy - instrumentation | Lymph Node Excision - methods | Urologic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Urologic Surgical Procedures - methods | Cystectomy - methods | Robotic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects | Anatomic Landmarks | Laparoscopic surgery | Laparoscopy | Research | Trocars | Methods
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4. Full Text LESS and NOTES instrumentation: future
by Morgan, Monica and Olweny, Ephrem O and Cadeddu, Jeffrey A
Current Opinion in Urology, ISSN 0963-0643, 01/2014, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 58 - 65
PURPOSE OF REVIEWLaparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) are novel techniques with potential to... 
instrumentation | technology | laparoendoscopic single-site surgery | natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery | ROBOTICS | FEASIBILITY | NOTES NEPHRECTOMY | TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY | NOTES TRANSVAGINAL CHOLECYSTECTOMY | PLATFORM | SINGLE-SITE SURGERY | UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY | EXPERIENCE | UROLOGY | Robotics - trends | Humans | Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery - instrumentation | Surgery, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation | Laparoscopy - trends | Laparoscopy - instrumentation | Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery - trends | Robotics - instrumentation | Equipment Design | Forecasting | Laparoscopes - trends | Surgery, Computer-Assisted - trends
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5. Full Text Single-incision laparoscopically assisted colectomy using standard laparoscopic instrumentation
by Rieger, Nicholas A and Lam, Francis F
Surgical Endoscopy, ISSN 0930-2794, 4/2010, Volume 24, Issue 4, pp. 888 - 890
A prospective case series of transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic colectomies using conventional laparoscopic trocars and instruments is described.Seven... 
Single incision | Medicine & Public Health | Hepatology | Gynecology | Surgery | Gastroenterology | Abdominal Surgery | Colectomy | SILS | Proctology | SURGERY | Lymph Node Excision | Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery | Prospective Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Colectomy - methods | Male | Surgical Instruments | Treatment Outcome | Laparoscopes | Laparoscopy - methods | Aged, 80 and over | Female | Aged | Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data | Histochemistry | Colorectal cancer | Tumors
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6. Full Text Comparing Open Radical Cystectomy and Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
by Bochner, Bernard H and Dalbagni, Guido and Sjoberg, Daniel D and Silberstein, Jonathan and Keren Paz, Gal E and Donat, S. Machele and Coleman, Jonathan A and Mathew, Sheila and Vickers, Andrew and Schnorr, Geoffrey C and Feuerstein, Michael A and Rapkin, Bruce and Parra, Raul O and Herr, Harry W and Laudone, Vincent P
European Urology, ISSN 0302-2838, 2014, Volume 67, Issue 6, pp. 1042 - 1050
Abstract Background Open radical cystectomy (ORC) and urinary diversion in patients with bladder cancer (BCa) are associated with significant perioperative... 
Urology | Cystectomy | Urinary diversion | Lymph node dissection | Complications | Robotic | Bladder cancer | Randomized controlled trial | Robot assisted | Quality of life | LYMPH-NODE DISSECTION | BLADDER-CANCER | QUALITY | COSTS | SURGICAL MARGINS | MORBIDITY | PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY | UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY | OUTCOMES | CYSTOPROSTATECTOMY | Blood Loss, Surgical - statistics & numerical data | Prospective Studies | Humans | Middle Aged | Male | Operative Time | Laparoscopy - methods | Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology | Aged, 80 and over | Adult | Female | Pelvis - pathology | Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods | Robotic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Treatment Outcome | Postoperative Complications - epidemiology | Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - surgery | Cystectomy - instrumentation | Lymph Node Excision - instrumentation | Urinary Diversion - methods | Quality of Life | Aged | Urinary Diversion - instrumentation | Laparoscopy - instrumentation | Lymph Node Excision - methods | Cystectomy - methods | Robotic surgery | Clinical trials | Medical colleges | Laparoscopic surgery | Laparoscopy | Robots
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7. Full Text Vision-Based Navigation in Image-Guided Interventions
by Mirota, Daniel J and Ishii, Masaru and Hager, Gregory D
Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, ISSN 1523-9829, 8/2011, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 297 - 319
The trend toward minimally invasive surgical interventions has created new challenges for visualization during surgical procedures. However, at the same time,... 
NOTES | visualization | quantitative endoscopy | laparoscopic surgery | surgical navigation | registration | tracking | video processing | Visualization | Video processing | Quantitative endoscopy | Tracking | Registration | Laparoscopic surgery | Surgical navigation | SURGERY | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGES | ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL | SHAPE | MOTION | DISTORTION CORRECTION | REAL | STEREO | COMPUTATION | Diagnostic Imaging - instrumentation | Humans | Bronchoscopy - methods | Surgery, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation | Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods | Video-Assisted Surgery - instrumentation | Neurosurgical Procedures - instrumentation | Laparoscopy - methods | Algorithms | Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery - instrumentation | Robotics - methods | Neurosurgical Procedures - methods | Laparoscopy - instrumentation | Bronchoscopy - instrumentation | Technology application | Research | Machine vision | Surgery
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8. Full Text Novel magnetically guided intra-abdominal camera to facilitate laparoendoscopic single-site surgery: Initial human experience
by Cadeddu, Jeffrey and Fernandez, Raul and Desai, Mihir and Bergs, Richard and Tracy, Chad and Tang, Shou-Jiang and Rao, Prashanth and Desai, Mahesh and Scott, Daniel
Surgical Endoscopy, ISSN 0930-2794, 2009, Volume 23, Issue 8, pp. 1894 - 1899
Magnetic anchoring guidance systems (MAGS) are composed of an internal surgical instrument controlled by an external handheld magnet and do not require a... 
Instruments < Technical | Technical < Endoscopy | Imaging & VR < Technical | Appendix | Renal (kidneys) | Urology | SURGERY | INSTRUMENTATION | PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY | TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY | NEPHRECTOMY | Nephrectomy - instrumentation | Humans | Middle Aged | Male | Photography - instrumentation | Robotics - instrumentation | Equipment Design | Magnetics - instrumentation | Nephrectomy - methods | Appendectomy - methods | Appendectomy - instrumentation | Laparoscopy - methods | Appendicitis - surgery | Female | Miniaturization | Child | Postoperative Complications | Ureteral Obstruction - surgery | Surgery | Robotics
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9. Full Text Common uses and cited complications of energy in surgery
by Sankaranarayanan, Ganesh and Resapu, Rajeswara R and Jones, Daniel B and Schwaitzberg, Steven and De, Suvranu
Surgical Endoscopy, ISSN 0930-2794, 9/2013, Volume 27, Issue 9, pp. 3056 - 3072
Instruments that apply energy to cut, coagulate, and dissect tissue with minimal bleeding facilitate surgery. The improper use of energy devices may increase... 
Gynecology | Electrosurgery | Harmonic scalpel | Argon beam coagulation | Thermal damage | Embolism | Minimally invasive surgery | Medicine & Public Health | Surgery | Hepatology | Gastroenterology | Laser | Fire | Abdominal Surgery | Radio frequency ablation | Ultrasonic | Proctology | SURGERY | THERMAL-INJURY | BIPOLAR VESSEL SEALER | SYSTEMIC AIR-EMBOLISM | LOCAL RECURRENCE | LAPAROSCOPIC RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION | LASER-SURGERY | ULTRASONIC SCALPEL | VENOUS GAS EMBOLISM | Electrical Equipment and Supplies | Humans | Electrosurgery - instrumentation | Electrosurgery - adverse effects | Hemostasis, Surgical - instrumentation | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Hemostasis, Surgical - adverse effects | Radio Waves - adverse effects | Animals | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects | Radio Waves - therapeutic use | Fires | Patient Safety | Catheter Ablation - instrumentation | Laser Therapy - adverse effects | Laser Therapy - instrumentation | Argon Plasma Coagulation - adverse effects | Catheter Ablation - adverse effects | Ultrasonic Therapy - instrumentation | Burns | Equipment Safety | Ultrasonic Therapy - adverse effects | Argon Plasma Coagulation - instrumentation | Complications and side effects | Ablation (Surgery) | Usage | Mortality | Resveratrol | Bipolar disorder | Laparoscopic surgery | Laparoscopy | radio frequency ablation | minimally invasive surgery | laser | electrosurgery | argon beam coagulation | thermal damage | harmonic scalpel | fire | embolism | ultrasonic
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10. Full Text Shape Sensing Techniques for Continuum Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Survey
by Chaoyang Shi and Xiongbiao Luo and Peng Qi and Tianliang Li and Shuang Song and Najdovski, Zoran and Fukuda, Toshio and Hongliang Ren
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, ISSN 0018-9294, 08/2017, Volume 64, Issue 8, pp. 1665 - 1678
Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under... 
intraoperative imaging modalities | Optical fiber sensors | Shape | shape sensing | Robot sensing systems | Needles | electromagnetic (EM) tracking | fiber Bragg grating | shape reconstruction | Continuum robot | Image reconstruction | Intraoperative imaging modalities | Shape sensing | Fiber Bragg grating | Electromagnetic (EM) tracking | Shape reconstruction | DEVICE RECONSTRUCTION | ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL | DEFORMATION RECOVERY | SENSOR | FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENTS | MEDICAL APPLICATIONS | ULTRASOUND | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING | NEEDLE PLACEMENT | NAVIGATION | CATHETER | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods | Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods | Transducers | Robotic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Monitoring, Intraoperative - instrumentation | Surgery, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation | Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods | Equipment Design | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation | Stereotaxic Techniques - instrumentation | Technology Assessment, Biomedical | Monitoring, Intraoperative - methods | Equipment Failure Analysis | Robotics | Research | Reconstruction | Optical fibers | Deformation | Instruments | Categories | Instrumentation | Formability | Laparoscopy | Real time | Trauma | Fiber optics | Telesurgery | Mechanics (physics) | Trajectory planning | Surgery | Kinematics | New technology | Detection | Three dimensional models | Robots | Payloads
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11. Full Text Single‐incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in complex colorectal surgery: a technique offering potential and not just cosmesis
by Chambers, W. M and Bicsak, M and Lamparelli, M and Dixon, A. R
Colorectal Disease, ISSN 1462-8910, 04/2011, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp. 393 - 398
Aim  Single‐incision (or port) laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has recently emerged as a method to improve morbidity and cosmetic benefit of conventional... 
natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery | single‐port laparoscopic surgery | laparoscopic colorectal surgery | Single‐incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) | ERAS | Laparoscopic colorectal surgery | Single-port laparoscopic surgery | Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery | Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) | single-port laparoscopic surgery | PORT | MODEL | APPENDECTOMY | NEPHRECTOMY | COLON-CANCER | OPEN COLECTOMY | EXPERIENCE | RIGHT HEMICOLECTOMY | CHOLECYSTECTOMY | GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY | Proctocolectomy, Restorative - instrumentation | Colectomy - instrumentation | Humans | Middle Aged | Colectomy - methods | Male | Treatment Outcome | Colorectal Surgery - methods | Proctocolectomy, Restorative - methods | Anastomosis, Surgical - instrumentation | Appendectomy - methods | Appendectomy - instrumentation | Laparoscopy - methods | Ileum - surgery | Colorectal Surgery - instrumentation | Adult | Female | Aged | Anastomosis, Surgical - methods | Rectum - surgery | Laparoscopy - instrumentation
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