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. 2022 May;29(5):3085-3092.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-11208-2. Epub 2022 Jan 7.

Robotic Adrenalectomy Using the da Vinci SP Robotic System: Technical Feasibility Comparison with Single-Port Access Using the da Vinci Multi-arm Robotic System

In A Lee  1 , Jin Kyong Kim  1 , Kwangsoon Kim  2 , Sang-Wook Kang  3 , Jandee Lee  1 , Jong Ju Jeong  1 , Kee-Hyun Nam  1 , Woong Youn Chung  1
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Robotic Adrenalectomy Using the da Vinci SP Robotic System: Technical Feasibility Comparison with Single-Port Access Using the da Vinci Multi-arm Robotic System

In A Lee et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May.

Abstract

Background: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold standard for adrenal tumor; however, robotic adrenal surgery has gained interest recently. For minimally invasive surgeries, we first reported on robotic adrenalectomy using a single-port access performed using the da Vinci multi-arm robotic system (RA-SA) in 2011. Since its introduction in 2018, we first performed robotic adrenalectomy using the da Vinci SP robotic system in 2020.

Objective: We aimed to introduce the novel single-port robotic system (RA-SP) for adrenalectomy and evaluate its technical feasibility by comparing it with the surgical outcomes of patients who underwent robotic adrenalectomy using the RA-SA.

Methods: Eight patients who underwent robotic adrenalectomy using the RA-SP from February 2020 to June 2021 were compared with 11 patients who underwent RA-SA from 2011 to 2015 by a single surgeon.

Results: The two groups were similar in age, sex, body mass index, type of operation, and final pathologic diagnosis. Despite no significant differences, RA-SP resulted in moderately less mean operation time, estimated blood loss, and length of hospitalization.

Conclusions: The Da Vinci SP robotic system is a novel, safe, and feasible technique to improve the convenience of operation and cosmetic effect for adrenalectomy.

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