ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Senhance Robotic Platform in Pediatrics: Early US Experience.
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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
- An international multicenter experience with the SenhanceJournal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery in children with congenital lung disease: advancements, challenges, and future directions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- SAGES tool for assessing robotic surgery systems (STARSS).Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of the Evolving Role of Robotic Surgery in Pediatrics: Innovations and Future Prospects.Cureus · 2025Review
- Upcoming multi-visceral robotic surgery systems: a SAGES review.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Review
- Utility of a 3 mm Bipolar Instrument in Laparoscopic Renal Surgery Using the Senhance Robotic System.Cureus · 2024Article
- Robotic-Assisted Nissen Fundoplication in Pediatric Patients: A Matched Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- First Report of Single-Surgeon Single-Incision Laparoscopic Percutaneous Extraperitoneal Closure Using the Senhance Robotic System as Camera Holder for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia.Asian journal of endoscopic surgeryArticle
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionDifferent robotic systems have been used widely in human surgery since 2000, but pediatric patients require some features that are lacking in the most frequently used robotic systems. HYPOTHESIS: The Senhance
methodsAll patients between 0 and 18 years of age whose surgery was amenable to laparoscopy were offered enrollment in this IRB-approved study. We assessed the feasibility, ease and safety of using this robotic platform in pediatric patients including: set-up time, operative time, conversions, complications and outcomes.
resultsEight patients, ranging from 4 months to 17 years of age and weighing between 8 and 130 kg underwent a variety of procedures including: cholecystectomy (3), inguinal herniorrhaphy (3), orchidopexy for undescended testes (1) and exploration for a suspected enteric duplication cyst (1). All robotic procedures were successfully performed. The 4-month-old (mo), 8 kg patient underwent an uneventful robotic exploration in an attempt to locate a cyst that was hidden in the mesentery at the junction of the terminal ileum and cecum, but ultimately the patient required an anticipated laparotomy to palpate the cyst definitively and to excise it completely. There was no blood loss and no complications. Robotic manipulation with the reusable 3 mm instruments proved successful in all cases.
conclusionsOur initial experience with the Senhance
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