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Concurrent use of a robotic uterine manipulator and a robotic laparoscope holder to achieve assistant-less solo laparoscopy: the double ViKY

Authors: Manish Maheshwari, Thomas Ind

Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery | Issue 3/2015

Abstract

Three patients requiring gynecological surgery had uterine manipulation using a VCare^® controlled by a ViKY^® at the same time as having a ViKY^® robotic arm controlling the laparoscope. The setup time for each varied from 6–9 min for the uterine manipulator and 3–5 min for the laparoscope holder. In all cases (one endometriosis and two dermoid cysts) the operative field was good. Two patients were discharged within 24 h of surgery. One patient required an extra day in hospital after she went into acute urinary retention once the catheter was removed. This work demonstrated that assistant-less solo gynecological surgery is feasible using two ViKY robotic arms for both uterine manipulation and laparoscope holding.

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Title: Concurrent use of a robotic uterine manipulator and a robotic laparoscope holder to achieve assistant-less solo laparoscopy: the double ViKY
Authors: Manish Maheshwari
Thomas Ind
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Journal of Robotic Surgery / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1863-2483
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-015-0518-z

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