First-in-human robotic supermicrosurgery using a dedicated microsurgical robot for treating breast cancer-related lymphedema:a randomized pilot trial

Advancements in reconstructive microsurgery have evolved into supermicrosurgery; connecting vessels with diameter between 0.3 and 0.8 mm for reconstruction of lymphatic flow and vascularized tissue transplantation. Supermicrosurgery is limited by the precision and dexterity of the surgeon's hands. Robot assistance can help overcome these human limitations, thereby enabling a breakthrough in supermicrosurgery. We report the first-in-human study of robot-assisted supermicrosurgery using a dedicated microsurgical robotic platform. A prospective randomized pilot study is conducted comparing robot-... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van Mulken, Tom J M
Schols, Rutger M
Scharmga, Andrea M J
Winkens, Bjorn
Cau, Raimondo
Schoenmakers, Ferry B F
Qiu, Shan S
van der Hulst, René R W J
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: van Mulken , T J M , Schols , R M , Scharmga , A M J , Winkens , B , Cau , R , Schoenmakers , F B F , Qiu , S S , van der Hulst , R R W J & MicroSurgical Robot Research Group 2020 , ' First-in-human robotic supermicrosurgery using a dedicated microsurgical robot for treating breast cancer-related lymphedema : a randomized pilot trial ' , Nature Communications , vol. 11 , no. 1 , 757 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14188-w
Schlagwörter: Aged / Anastomosis / Surgical/methods / Breast Neoplasms/surgery / Female / Humans / Lymphedema/complications / Microsurgery/methods / Middle Aged / Netherlands / Pilot Projects / Prospective Studies / Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / Robotic Surgical Procedures/instrumentation / FEASIBILITY / EFFICACY / LYMPHATICOVENULAR ANASTOMOSIS / PERFORM / MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS
Sprache: Englisch
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Advancements in reconstructive microsurgery have evolved into supermicrosurgery; connecting vessels with diameter between 0.3 and 0.8 mm for reconstruction of lymphatic flow and vascularized tissue transplantation. Supermicrosurgery is limited by the precision and dexterity of the surgeon's hands. Robot assistance can help overcome these human limitations, thereby enabling a breakthrough in supermicrosurgery. We report the first-in-human study of robot-assisted supermicrosurgery using a dedicated microsurgical robotic platform. A prospective randomized pilot study is conducted comparing robot-assisted and manual supermicrosurgical lymphatico-venous anastomosis (LVA) in treating breast cancer-related lymphedema. We evaluate patient outcome at 1 and 3 months post surgery, duration of the surgery, and quality of the anastomosis. At 3 months, patient outcome improves. Furthermore, a steep decline in duration of time required to complete the anastomosis is observed in the robot-assisted group (33-16 min). Here, we report the feasibility of robot-assisted supermicrosurgical anastomosis in LVA, indicating promising results for the future of reconstructive supermicrosurgery.