ReviewPediatric surgery international2015
Robotic surgery in children: adopt now, await, or dismiss?
Review in Pediatric surgery international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Global research trends and thematic evolution in robot-assisted pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction: a bibliometric and visualization study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- "Gundeti's 10 step modification" to the contemporary robotic-assisted laparoscopic Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy (RALMA) and the long-term outcomes.Investigative and clinical urology · 2026Article
- Advancements and outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery in pediatric patients: a multicenter analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Robotic surgeries in pediatric patients: an early experience in a single center.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2024Article
- Paediatric robotic surgery: a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Review
- Robot-assisted resection of choledochal cyst in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Ten years of paediatric robotic surgery: Lessons learned.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022Article
- Trends in robotic surgery utilization across tertiary children's hospitals in the United States.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Effective intracorporeal space in robot-assisted multiquadrant surgery in a pediatric inanimate model.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Article
- Pediatric and adolescent gynecology: Treatment perspectives in minimally invasive surgery.Pediatric reports · 2019Article
- Robotic-assisted resection of ovarian tumors in children: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2019Article
- Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for pediatric tumors: a bicenter experience.Journal of robotic surgery · 2018Article
- Global trends in paediatric robot-assisted urological surgery: a bibliometric and Progressive Scholarly Acceptance analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2018Review
- Robotic surgery in pediatric urology.Asian journal of urology · 2017Review
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Abstract
The role of robot-assisted surgery in children remains controversial. This article aims to distil this debate into an evidence informed decision-making taxonomy; to adopt this technology (1) now, (2) later, or (3) not at all. Robot-assistance is safe, feasible and effective in selected cases as an adjunctive tool to enhance capabilities of minimally invasive surgery, as it is known today. At present, expectations of rigid multi-arm robotic systems to deliver higher quality care are over-estimated and poorly substantiated by evidence. Such systems are associated with high costs. Further comparative effectiveness evidence is needed to define the case-mix for which robot-assistance might be indicated. It seems unlikely that we should expect compelling patient benefits when it is only the mode of minimally invasive surgery that differs. Only large higher-volume institutions that share the robot amongst multiple specialty groups are likely to be able to sustain higher associated costs with today's technology. Nevertheless, there is great potential for next-generation surgical robotics to enable better ways to treat childhood surgical diseases through less invasive techniques that are not possible today. This will demand customized technology for selected patient populations or procedures. Several prototype robots exclusively designed for pediatric use are already under development. Financial affordability must be a high priority to ensure clinical accessibility.
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