ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2018
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for pediatric tumors: a bicenter experience.
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- Outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery for pediatric renal tumors: a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- The Advancing Frontier: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopy in Pediatric Tumor Management.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2025Review
- Perioperative and oncologic outcomes of robotic surgery for pediatric solid abdominal tumors: a single-center 10-year experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Current trends and prospects of surgical techniques for hepatoblastoma.Cancer medicine · 2024Review
- Narrative review: robotic pediatric surgery-current status and future perspectives.Translational pediatrics · 2023Review
- Paediatric robotic surgery: a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Review
- Robotic approach with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in adult Wilms' tumor: A feasibility study report and a systematic review of the literature.Asian journal of urology · 2023Review
- Pediatric robotic surgery: issues in management-expert consensus from the Italian Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SARNePI) and the Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery (SICP).Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Oncology: Lessons Learned from the First 100 Tumors-A Nationwide Experience.Annals of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- Multidisciplinary Treatment Strategies for Wilms Tumor: Recent Advances, Technical Innovations and Future Directions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology (IPSO) Surgical Practice Guidelines.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
- Surgical Approaches to Neuroblastoma: Review of the Operative Techniques.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Above and Beyond Robotic Surgery and 3D Modelling in Paediatric Cancer Surgery.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery: Prospective Series of 186 Pediatric Surgeries.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2019Article
- Paediatric robotic surgery.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2018Review
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Abstract
Mini-invasive surgery is more and more integrated in pediatric surgery. The robotic-assisted surgery brought new advantages from which the patient and the surgeon could benefit compared to laparoscopy. Its use in oncological surgery is still controversial. 12 robotic-assisted tumor resections with the da Vinci Surgical Robot (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) were attempted in 11 children (mean age 7.65 years; age range 0.75-16.75 years; mean weight 30.3 kg; weight range 8.6-62 kg) in two centers. Mean total operative time was 145 min (range 72-263 min). 1 procedure (8.3%) was converted. The pathology included renal tumors (n = 2; one nephroblastoma, one metanephric adenoma), adrenal tumors (n = 9; three neuroblastomas, two pheochromocytomas, two adrenocortical adenomas, one cystic lymphangioma, one paraganglioma) and a pancreatic tumor (n = 1; one pancreatic cyst). 4 tumors (33.3%) were malignant. Every patient underwent a R0 resection. 1 child (8.3%) developed a post operative complication. Mean length of hospitalization was 3.0 days (range 2-5 days). Followup averaged 3.3 years with no recurrence. All children are alive. Robot-assisted MIS seems to be safe and feasible in pediatric tumors. The oncological surgical principles were respected in our series with low morbi/mortality and good long-term results. Robotic surgery and its technical advantages bring potential benefits for children with cancer. It has a role to play in pediatric oncological surgery but its place and indications still need to be better defined.
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