ArticleSurgical endoscopy2024
Colorectal procedures with the novel Hugo™ RAS system: training process and case series report from a non-robotic surgical team.
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The trial behind it
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Implementation in Colorectal Surgery of a New Modular and Open Robotic Platform.Pilot Project.
The Hugo RAS Colorectal Collaborative (HRCC): An International Study to Advance Minimally Invasive Surgery
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2025 Delphi consensus on robotic ventral mesh rectopexy.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Guideline
- Major colorectal surgery with Hugo™ RAS: initial experience of a German center and a review of the literature.Updates in surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Early implementation and feasibility of Hugo RAS system-assisted right colectomy for right-sided colon cancer: an exploratory propensity score-matched comparison with the da Vinci surgical system.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Operative workflow characterization of the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery and da Vinci Multiport systems in left-sided colorectal surgery: a single-institution pilot analysis.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2026Article
- Hugo RAS Versus Da Vinci in Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Outcome Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Robot-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer using the Hugo™ RAS system: an observational study with the initial 118 cases and a literature review.Surgery today · 2026Article
- A systematic literature review of colorectal robotic surgery with the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system: feasibility, safety, and clinical applications.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Review
- Initial experience in colorectal robotic surgery in a university hospital: the first 100 consecutive cases using Hugo™ RAS platform.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
- Beyond multiport DaVinci®: a closer look at less commonly used robotic systems in resectional colorectal surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Multicenter international experience with the Hugo™ RAS platform in colorectal surgery: reproducibility and real-world outcomes from the COLOROBOT IBERICA study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Initial experience with the Carina™ platform for gasless transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma: an early feasibility report.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Splenic flexure resection with Hugo™ RAS: Trocar placement, docking settings, and surgical strategy.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Application of the Hugo™ RAS robotic system in general surgery: a scoping review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
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- Artificial intelligence in gastrointestinal cancers: Diagnostic, prognostic, and surgical strategies.Cancer letters · 2025Review
- Robot-Assisted Total Proctocolectomy for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis with Multiple Colorectal Cancers Using the Hugo RAS System.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- First worldwide report of a right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision, central vascular ligation, and D3 lymphadenectomy using the HugoTechniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- A simple technique to improve docking time in robotic surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- First Worldwide Report of a Total Colectomy with the Hugo RAS Platform.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- 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
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe landscape of robotic surgery is evolving with the emergence of new platforms. However, reports on their applicability in different surgical fields are still limited and come from teams with robotics experience. This study aims to describe the training process for colorectal surgery with the Hugo™ RAS system of a robotics-inexperienced surgical team and present the initial patient series.
methodsThe training process is depicted, and data from the first 10 consecutive patients operated on for colorectal conditions with the Hugo™ RAS system by a surgical team with no prior experience in robotic surgery were prospectively recorded and analysed.
resultsThe team received intensive training in robotic surgery and specifically in the Hugo™ RAS system previously to the first case. Between May 2023 and December 2023, 10 patients underwent colorectal procedures: 5 right colectomies, 3 sigmoid resections, 1 high rectal resection and 1 ventral mesh rectopexy. The first case was proctored by an expert. Median docking time was 14 min and median total operative time was 185 min. The only technical difficulty during the procedures was occasional clashing of robotic arms. None had to be converted, and no intraoperative or postoperative morbidity was recorded. Hospital stays ranged from 2 to 4 days. A median of 21 lymph nodes were yielded in the operations for malignant conditions.
conclusionsCommon colorectal procedures can be safely performed using the Hugo™ RAS platform. Prior experience in robotic surgery is not a necessary requirement, but following a structured training program is essential.
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