Early experience with the ARTISENTIAL^® articulated instruments in laparoscopic low anterior resection with TME.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The notion of articulation in surgery has been largely synonymous with robotics. The ARTISENTIAL^® instruments aim at bringing advanced articulation to laparoscopy to overcome challenges in narrow anatomical spaces. In this paper, we present first single-center results of a series of low anterior resections, performed with ARTISENTIAL^®.

Methods

Between September 2020 and August 2021, at the Department of Surgery, St. Marienkrankenhaus Siegen, Siegen, Germany, patients with cancer of the mid- and low rectum were prospectively enrolled in a pilot feasibility study to evaluate the ARTISENTIAL^® articulated instruments in performing a laparoscopic low anterior resection. Perioperative and short-term postoperative data were analyzed.

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SUBMITTER: Darwich I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature