ArticleUpdates in surgery2023
The new robotic platform Hugo™ RAS for lateral transabdominal adrenalectomy: a first world report of a series of five cases.
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- Head-to-head comparison of DaVinci and Hugo™ RAS robotic platforms for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2025Pooled it
- New Robotic Platforms in General Surgery: What's the Current Clinical Scenario?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Clinical Outcomes of new Robotic Systems in Urology.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyPooled it
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- Global research trends in robot-assisted adrenal surgery: a visualized bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Robotic posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: initial experience with Hugo™ RAS system.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Application of the Hugo™ RAS robotic system in general surgery: a scoping review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Perioperative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes of New Multiport Robotic Platforms in Urology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.European urology open science · 2025Review
- Comparison of perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy among the da Vinci, hinotori, and Hugo robot-assisted surgery systems.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Utility guideline and considerations for the novel Hugo™ RAS (robotic-assisted surgery) system in colorectal surgery: surgical outcomes and initial experience in a tertiary center.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Clinical Research on Novel Multiport Robotic Platforms for Urological Surgery According to the IDEAL Framework: A Systematic Review of the Literature.European urology open science · 2024Review
- Comparison between DaVinciJournal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Use of HugoJournal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Robotic transversus abdominis release using HUGO RAS system: our initial experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Management of surgical diseases of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: indications of the United Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery (SIUEC).Updates in surgery · 2024Review
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- Comparative analysis of robot-assisted simple prostatectomy: the HUGO™ RAS system versus the DaVinci® Xi system.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Robotic assisted surgery is the most rapidly developing field of minimally invasive surgery. Its wide diffusion has led to the development and standardization of robotic-assisted approaches also for adrenalectomy. In this study, we present the first five robotic-assisted lateral transabdominal adrenalectomies performed with the new Hugo RAS™ system (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA). After an official training course of the surgical team, five consecutive patients scheduled for unilateral adrenalectomy, underwent robotic-assisted operations in our institution. Patients that were candidates for partial adrenalectomy were excluded. A description of the operating theatre, robotic arms and docking setup is provided. Four female and one male patient underwent lateral transabdominal adrenalectomy, three for lesions on the left side and two on the right. Median lesion size was 3.9 cm (range: 30-90) and preoperative diagnosis was Cushing's syndrome in three patients, an adrenal cystic lesion and a pheochromocytoma. The median docking time was 5 min (range: 5-8) and the median console time was 55 min (range: 29-108). Procedures were performed without intraoperative complications and no conversions or additional ports were needed. System's function and docking were uneventful. Based on our initial experience, adrenalectomy with the Hugo™ system is feasible. This study provides technical notes for other centres that wish to perform robotic-assisted adrenalectomies with the Hugo™ RAS as well as general information and our preliminary insights on this new platform.
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