ArticleTechniques in coloproctology2021
Major colorectal resection is feasible using a new robotic surgical platform: the first report of a case series.
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- Safety and feasibility of the versius robotic surgical system for colorectal resection: proportional meta-analysis of single-arm studies.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Applicability and results of the versius surgical robotic system in colorectal surgery: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Robotic right versus left colectomy for colorectal neoplasia: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- New Robotic Platforms in General Surgery: What's the Current Clinical Scenario?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Global Evolution of Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Lessons from Hong Kong's Innovation and Implementation.Cancers · 2026Review
- Robotic abdominoperineal resection, bilateral robotic groin node dissection and simultaneous perineal gracilis flap reconstruction for locally advanced node-positive anal squamous cell carcinoma.Annals of coloproctology · 2024Article
- Initial experience of a single surgeon for safety and feasibility of the Versius Robotic System in robot-assisted cholecystectomy and hernia repair.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Proposal of set-up standardization for general surgery procedures with the CMR Versius system, a new robotic platform: our initial experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Implementation of robotic hernia surgery using the Versius® system.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Clinical implementation of the Versius robotic surgical system in visceral surgery-A single centre experience and review of the first 175 patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Assessment of the Versius Robotic Surgical System in Minimal Access Surgery: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Robotic colorectal surgery using the SenhanceTechniques in coloproctology · 2022Article
- Robotic Surgery: At the Crossroads of a Data Explosion.World journal of surgery · 2021Review
- Advances and Trends in Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of abdominal procedures performed via a robotic-assisted approach is increasing as potential advantages of the modality are recognised. We report the first in human case series of major colorectal resection performed using a new system, Versius
methodsThe initial cases performed using Versius
resultsTwenty-three operations were performed, including left (n = 14) and right (n = 9)-sided colonic resections. Rectal mobilisation was performed in 13. Fifty-seven percent of the patients were male, with a malignant indication for surgery in 70% of cases. Overall mean age was 59.1 ± 15.3 (range 23-89) years. Overall mean body mass index was 28.9 ± 5.2 with a mean of 31.3 ± 4.5 for left-sided resections. The median console operating time was 166 min (range 75-320 min). All malignant cases had negative resection margins and the mean lymph node yield was 18 (SD 9.4). Only one operation (4%) was converted from robotic to open approach. Postoperative length of stay was a median of 5 days (range 3-34 days) and there were no readmissions within 30 days.
conclusionsThese results compare favourably with the literature on existing robotic systems and also conventional laparoscopic surgery; hence, we believe that this series indicates the Versius
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