作者: Brant N. Luebbe , Russell Woo , Stephen A. Wolf , Michael S. Irish
DOI: 10.1089/109264103322614268
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摘要: Introduction: Reports of robotically assisted minimal access surgery (RMAS) in the adult patient population have increased over last several years. Few reports addressed RMAS pediatric patients. We present our initial experience with da Vinci® Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, California), and discuss technical considerations, advantages, disadvantages. Methods: From July 2002 to April 2003, Vinci surgical system was used 20 patients (9 female, 11 male) a mean age 8.4 years (range, 4 months 16 years). The weight 38.7 kg 6.8-82 kg). Procedures performed were: Nissen fundoplication (10, including 3 gastrostomy tube placement 1 pyloroplasty), cholecystectomy (3), splenectomy (2), urachus resection (1), unilateral iliac retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy incisional biopsy presacral mass hepatic Gortex patch repair Morgagni diaphragmati...