ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2021
Preliminary Experiences With Robot-Assisted Choledochal Cyst Excision Using the Da Vinci Surgical System in Children Below the Age of One.
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- Beyond da Vinci: a systematic review of next-generation multiport robotic platforms in pediatric surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted surgery in children under 10 kg: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
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- Comparison of perioperative outcomes and prognosis between Da Vinci surgical system and Hinotori system in urologic tumor surgery: evidence from controlled trials.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of Robot-Versus Laparoscopy-Assisted Resection of Choledochal Cysts in Infants Aged Less than 3 Months.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical management strategies and postoperative outcomes of choledochal cysts in children: the role of preoperative radiological assessment in a retrospective observational study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted radical resection for choledochal cysts in infants under three months of age: a multicenter retrospective study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted pyeloplasty in a five-day-old infant with severely infected hydronephrosis: The very young case report and review of literature.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic cyst excision and hepaticojejunostomy for choledochal cyst in children: a propensity score-matched study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Retrospective assessment of short-term outcomes of robotic- versus laparoscopic-assisted duodenal diamond anastomosis in neonates.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Robot-assisted resection of choledochal cyst in neonates.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Enhancing interpretability and accuracy of AI models in healthcare: a comprehensive review on challenges and future directions.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2024Review
- Comparison of effectiveness and safety of Da Vinci robot's "3 + 1" and "4 + 1" modes of treatment for colorectal cancer.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Narrative review: robotic pediatric surgery-current status and future perspectives.Translational pediatrics · 2023Review
- Robot-assisted resection of choledochal cysts in children weighing less than 6 kg.The British journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Application and prospects of robotic surgery in children: a scoping review.World journal of pediatric surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to introduce our preliminary experiences with using the da Vinci surgical system to treat choledochal cysts in children under 1 year old and discuss the application of this robot-assisted surgery. We retrospectively analyzed all available clinical data of children below the age of 1 who underwent surgery for choledochal cysts using the da Vinci robotic surgical system between January 2015 and December 2020. Data collection mainly included demographic information, imaging data, perioperative details, and postoperative outcomes. Ten patients were included in this study. The average patient age was 8.5 months, and the average weight was 9.11 kg. Half of these patients suffered from abdominal pain, while 30% exhibited vomiting and 10% jaundice. Eight of them were type Ia, and two were Ic. The average operation time among the patients was 219.5 min. None of the 10 patients had to receive a blood transfusion or conversion. The average time of the patients' subsequent fluid diet was 3.28 days, and the solid diet was 3.76 days. Meanwhile, the average length of hospital stay was 7.6 days. All 10 patients recovered and were eventually discharged. We believe that the da Vinci surgical system is a safe and feasible form of treatment for choledochal cysts in children <1 year old.
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