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Review
. 2024 Sep;76(5):1699-1703.
doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-01960-x. Epub 2024 Aug 5.

The revolution of metaverse in surgery: a mini-review with video

Michele Ammendola  1 , Riccardo Memeo  2 , Mohanad Al Ansari  3   4
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Review

The revolution of metaverse in surgery: a mini-review with video

Michele Ammendola et al. Updates Surg. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

The virtual reality (VR) is an application in which people can interact each other with their own avatars. Metaverse has already been tested in numerous medical fields and health care as telemedicine, second opinion and remote discussion, but in surgery some fundamental concepts are not yet very widespread. In this study, we want to show our surgery and workshop experiences in the Metaverse to demonstrate the safety and efficiency of this new technology in surgery, in particular for telementoring and remote surgery, combining artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and VR.

Keywords: Metaverse; Surgery; Telementoring; Virtual reality.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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A Application and profile. B Metaverse Surgical Hospital, “USA”
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Surgical critical view of safety. A Ligation and section of inferior mesenteric vein. B Artery. C Trans-anal anastomosis
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A Scientific presentation with video. B Scientific oral presentation. C Discussion with participants
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A Liver visualization with ultrasound robotic probe. B Final liver dissection
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