ArticleJournal of minimal access surgery
Advantages of robot-assisted surgery in anorectal malformations: Report of a case.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Robotic-assisted surgery in children under 10 kg: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic surgery in anorectal malformations: Where are we? A systematic review.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Pooled it
- An international multicenter experience with the SenhanceJournal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic-assisted anorectal pull-through for anorectal malformations: a single-center retrospective study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Application and prospects of robotic surgery in children: a scoping review.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2022Article
- Robotic Soave pull-through procedure for Hirschsprung's disease in children under 12-months: long-term outcomes.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Observational
- Technical Considerations in Primary Repair of a Congenital Prostatic Rectourethral Fistula in an Adult-Sized Patient.European journal of pediatric surgery reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Laparoscopy has been widely used to repair anorectal malformations (ARMs) by paediatric surgeons in an attempt to be less invasive, offer better cosmetic results, enable a faster return of bowel function, decrease length of hospital stay and pain, and lately to improve functional results. Robotic technology assists the paediatric surgeon by increasing dexterity and precision of movement with a robotic wrist-like mechanism that allows up to 90° of articulation and 7° of freedom. This is important in ARM surgery, where the dissection of the fistula and the pull-through of the rectum into the muscular complex are crucial to achieve continence in future.
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