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ReviewEndoscopy international open2014

Flexible platforms for natural orifice transluminal and endoluminal surgery.

Nisha Patel, Carlo Seneci, Guang-Zhong Yang, Ara Darzi, Julian Teare

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Review in Endoscopy international open, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Wire-driven flexible manipulator with constrained spherical joints for minimally invasive surgery.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2019
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Flexible Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy - Clinical Challenges and Technical Achievements.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2017
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  5. Article
  6. The evolution of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: where are we now?Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nisha PatelSt. Mary's Hospital, Imperial - Gastroenterology, London, United Kingdom ; Hamlyn Centre - Robotics and Engineering, London, United Kingdom.
Carlo SeneciHamlyn Centre - Robotics and Engineering, London, United Kingdom.
Guang-Zhong YangHamlyn Centre - Robotics and Engineering, London, United Kingdom.
Ara DarziSt. Mary's Hospital, Imperial - Gastroenterology, London, United Kingdom ; Hamlyn Centre - Robotics and Engineering, London, United Kingdom.
Julian TeareSt. Mary's Hospital, Imperial - Gastroenterology, London, United Kingdom ; Hamlyn Centre - Robotics and Engineering, London, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The flexible endoscope is playing an increasingly pivotal role in minimally invasive transluminal and endoluminal surgery. Whilst the flexible nature of the platform is desirable in order to navigate through the abdominal cavity or through a lumen, there are a number of issues with using the platform for this purpose. The challenges associated with using flexible endoscopes such as a lack of triangulation of instruments and force transmission, which is often inadequate for endoscopic surgery are discussed in this review. As a result of these difficulties, a number of mechanically and robotically driven devices based upon the flexible endoscope are emerging. The design of these devices and potential problems are also reviewed. Finally, future robotic systems which are still in the development and validation stage are briefly discussed. The field of gastroenterology is diverging. The narrowing divide between minimally invasive and endoluminal surgery has led to a surge of innovative and novel devices which may in the future enable precise, seamless and scar less surgery.

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PMID26135256
PMCPMC4423273

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