Recent Articles

Large language models in laparoscopic surgery: A transformative opportunity

December 2024

Partha Pratim Ray

This opinion paper explores the transformative potential of large language models (LLMs) in laparoscopic surgery and argues for their integration to enhance surgical education, decision support, reporting,...

Revised in-depth meta-analysis on the efficacy of robot-assisted versus traditional free-hand pedicle screw insertion

December 2024

Sorayouth Chumnanvej | Branesh M. Pillai | Jackrit Suthakorn | Siriluk Chumnanvej

Robot-assisted pedicle screw insertion has recently emerged as an alternative to the traditional free-hand technique. However, discrepancies in the accuracy of screw placement between the 2 methods...

A comparison of laparoscopic to open pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma by propensity score matching analysis

December 2024

Jared Mount | Brandon Mount | Katherine Poruk | Mary Tice | John A. Stauffer

In previous studies, laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) has demonstrated safety and potential benefits over open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). After performing...

Helicobacter pylori infection may result in poor gastric cleanliness in magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy examination: A single-center retrospective study

December 2024

Jingjing Xia | Jie Fang | Liying Chen | Yange Meng | Lin Su

Magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy (MCCG) is an effective method for screening gastric diseases; however, its performance may be affected by gastric cleanliness. We aimed to explore the correlation...

Use of indocyanine green fluorescence for triple gallbladder cholecystectomy: A case report

December 2024

Caterina Froiio | Laura Torselli | Luca Bottero | Nirvana Maroni | Dario Palmisano | Pasquale Chiacchio | Cristian Giuseppe Monaco | Laura Palvarini | Giovanni Pompili | Andrea Pisani Ceretti

From Runways to Robots: A Renaissance of the Analogy

Available online 20 December 2024

Atanu Pal

The increasing use of robotic surgery has seen a wave of technology ripple through global healthcare. Similar changes occurred in aviation several decades ago. New robot types have increased access...

Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: A retrospective study

Available online 29 November 2024

Hongxing Ye | Chao Zhang | Ping Lan | Renya Zhan | Xiujue Zheng

Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the gold standard for treating drug-resistant classic trigeminal neuralgia (dcTN), with endoscopy enhancing surgical precision through improved visualization. This...

Exploring a novel approach to assessing surgical team collaboration: Evidence of brain activity synchronization

Available online 11 October 2024

Shuyi (Kiana) Wang | Ghazal Hashemi | Yao Zhang | Bin Zheng

Interpersonal brain synchronization (IBS) has emerged as a significant concept in understanding collaborative team dynamics, with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) proving to be a vital...

Robotic surgery in living liver donors and liver recipients

September 2024

Konstantin Semash

There have been nearly 60 years since Thomas Starzl’s first liver transplant. During this period, advancements in medical technology have progressively enabled the adoption of new methods for transplantation....

Minimally invasive management of parapharyngeal space tumors: Introducing a decision-making algorithm and radiologic tool

September 2024

Manuel Schoch | Gunesh Rajan | Grzegorz Karwacki

Traditionally tumors of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) are resected through transcervical approaches. More recent approaches include endoscopic approaches or transoral robotic surgery (TORS) without...

Managerial perspectives of scaling up robotic-assisted surgery in healthcare systems: A systematic literature review

September 2024

Ravichandran Anitha | Komattu Chacko John | Gnanadhas Jabarethina

Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is a minimally invasive technique practiced in multiple specialties. Standard training is essential for the acquisition of RAS skills. The cost of RAS is considered to...

A new abdominal drainage tube fixation method for 3-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy improves patients’ postoperative quality of life

September 2024

Fenghua Zhang | Lin Lin | Huan Zhang | Jinghua Liu | Rui Wang

Laparoscopic surgery has become a routine general surgery with many advantages, such as alleviating abdominal pain. However, postoperative pain caused by abdominal drainage tubes has attracted little...

A live birth resulting from a fourth cesarean scar pregnancy after combined hysteroscopic and laparoscopic uterine repair: A case report and literature review

September 2024

Jie Yang | Jianmin Chen | Dong Huang

Gastric leiomyoma presenting as an endophytic growth of cardia of the stomach: A case report

September 2024

Surabhi Sreekumar | Jameel Akhter | Sudarsan Srikanth

Case of abdominal whirl sign with small bowel obstruction and free gas successfully managed by conservative management instead of laparoscopic surgery

September 2024

Giuleta Jamsari | James Wei Tatt Toh

Enhancing clinical proficiency through laparoscopic training using Japanese origami

September 2024

Shunsuke Furukawa | Masatsugu Hiraki | Naoya Kimura | Ryota Sakurai | Ryo Kohata | Naohiko Kohya | Masashi Sakai | Akashi Ikubo | Ryuichiro Samejima

This study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic training using origami, a traditional Japanese papercraft, using laparoscopic forceps to create origami cranes....

Successful adoption of a surgical robot at a robot-naïve hospital in Portugal: How we did it

Available online 26 September 2024

Jorge Carvalho | Rita Veloso | Anya Lissina | Juliane Hafermann | Avelino Fraga

Thank you to Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery peer reviewers

Available online 21 September 2024

Recent patterns in minimally invasive colectomies: Where are we now?

Available online 17 September 2024

Jonathan A. Laredo | Sofia Torres-Small | Devanshi Patel | Saskya Byerly | Dina M. Filiberto | Elizabeth H. Wood

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery for colorectal resection have been cited as superior to traditional open surgery because of their associations with...

Laparoscopic plication for diaphragmatic eventration in adults: Unveiling the mystery of eventration

June 2024

Balika Mahesan | Prasanna Kumar Reddy | K.S. Santhosh Anand | Muvva Sri Harsha M | Vijay N | Sudarsan Srikanth

Diaphragm eventration is the permanent elevation of a hemidiaphragm and can be due to congenital or acquired causes. It is a rather uncommon condition in adults and causes a spectrum of symptoms, ranging...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection for esophageal and gastric lesions: A comparison of procedures

June 2024

Gustav Holm Schæbel | Andreas Weise Mucha | Charlotte Egeland | Michael Patrick Achiam

Esophageal and gastric lesions are effectively managed with minimally invasive upper endoscopic procedures such as endoscopic mucosa resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), offering...

Interlayer repair with porcine small intestinal submucosa versus internal repair with tragus cartilage in endoscopic tympanoplasty

June 2024

Lina Zhao | Wenya Li | Lei Zhang

Endoscopic tympanoplasty includes various surgical methods, such as internal repair, interlayer repair, and external overlay. This technique requires autologous materials, allografts, and xenografts,...

Robotic complete mesocolic excision for right colon cancer: Learning curve, training, techniques, approach, platforms, and future perspectives

June 2024

Guglielmo Niccolò Piozzi | Sentilnathan Subramaniam | Rauand Duhoky | Werner Hohenberger | Jim S. Khan

Colon cancer has the fifth highest incidence worldwide and has the sixth highest mortality. Compared with rectal cancer, colon cancer currently has the worst 5-year overall survival for patients with...