Rise of pediatric robotic surgery in Italy: a multicenter observational retrospective study | ||||
| Annals of Pediatric Surgery | ||||
| Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2022 PDF (916.93 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.1186/s43159-021-00144-1 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Rossella Angotti  ; Alessandro Raffaele; Francesco Molinaro; Giovanna Riccipetitoni; Pierluigi Lelli Chiesa; Gabriele Lisi; Girolamo Mattioli; Daniele Alberti; Giovanni Boroni; Francesca Mariscoli; Ascanio Martino; Gloria Pelizzo; Michela Maffi; Mario Messina; Mario Lima
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| Abstract | ||||
| Background The minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in term of robot-assisted surgery changed in a dramatic way the surgical approach either in adults or children. For many specialties (urology, gynecology, general surgery) robotic surgery rapidly became the gold standard for some procedures, while the experience in pediatric population is not wide for some reasons. The aim of this study is to retrospective analyze trends of application of robotic surgery in pediatric patients across the country, focusing on indications, limitations, development, and training acquired by national experience and in comparison to the literature. Methods We made a retrospective multicenter study on behalf of Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery. We performed a census among all pediatric surgery units in the country to enroll those performing robotic surgery on children between 2013 and 2019. Results We enrolled 7 pediatric surgery referral Centers (Ancona, Bologna, Brescia, Genova, Pavia, Pescara, Siena). A total of 303 patients were included in the study, 164 males (54%) and 139 females (46%). The most commonly performed interventions for each anatomic area were respectively atypical pulmonary resection (38%), pyeloplasty (49%), and fundoplication (30%). Conclusions Since its first application in Italy, about 10 years ago, several considerations were made about application and feasibility of robotics in children. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Robotic; Surgery; Child | ||||
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