Benefits of robotic-assisted lymphatic microsurgery in deep anatomical planes.

ABSTRACT: Micro- and supermicrosurgeries have become standard techniques for lymphatic reconstruction. As increasingly smaller vessels are being targeted, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as a new approach to push reconstructive limits owing to its ability of motion scaling and providing better accessibility of deep anatomical regions. The precision of the robot is achieved at the expense of operating speed among other variables; therefore, the surgeon must weigh the enhanced dexterity against the additional operating time and cost required for the robotic surgical system itself to ensure optimal resource utilization. Here we present a case series of 8 patients who underwent robot-assisted lymphatic microsurgery for omental flap transfer to the axilla and lympho-venous anastomosis. The Symani® S

SUBMITTER: Weinzierl A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature