ArticleClinical endoscopy2018
Robotics for Advanced Therapeutic Colonoscopy.
Article in Clinical endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Flexible robotic platforms for surgical applications in microgravity environments: a comprehensive systematic review of minimally invasive mechatronic systems and the impact of artificial intelligence on behalf of the Center for Space Systems (C-SET) & TROGSS-The Robotic Global Surgical Society.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Status of robotic and manual devices for advanced colonoscopy: Trends and applications of robotics in colonoscopy.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Review
- Robotics in interventional endoscopy-evolution and the way forward.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2024Review
- Snake Robot with Motion Based on Shape Memory Alloy Spring-Shaped Actuators.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Editors' Choice of Noteworthy Clinical Endoscopy Publications in the First Decade.Clinical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Robot-Assisted Endoscopic Resection: Current Status and Future Directions.Gut and liver · 2020Review
- Robotic-assisted surgical endoscopy: a new era for endoluminal therapies.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2019Article
- The evolution of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: where are we now?Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopyReview
- Endoscopic robotic suturing: The way forward.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationReview
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Abstract
Although colonoscopy was originally a diagnostic imaging procedure, it has now expanded to include an increasing range of therapeutic interventions. These procedures require precise maneuvers of instruments, execution of force, efficient transmission of force from the operator to the point of application, and sufficient dexterity in the mobilization of endoscopic surgical instruments. The conventional endoscope is not designed to support technically demanding endoscopic procedures. In case of colonoscopy, the tortuous anatomy of the colon makes inserting, moving, and orientating the endoscope difficult. Exerting excessive pressure can cause looping of the endoscope, pain to the patient, and even perforation of the colon. To mitigate the technical constraints, numerous technically enhanced systems have been developed to enable better control of instruments and precise delivery of force in the execution of surgical tasks such as apposing, grasping, traction, counter-traction, and cutting of tissues. Among the recent developments are highly dexterous robotic master and slave systems, computer-assisted or robotically enhanced conventional endoscopes, and autonomously driven locomotion devices that can effortlessly traverse the colon. Developments in endoscopic instrumentations have overcome technical barriers and opened new horizons for further advancements in therapeutic interventions. This review describes examples of some of these systems in the context of their applications to advanced therapeutic colonoscopy.
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