1. Robot-assisted gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection significantly improves procedure time at challenging dissection locations.
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Kim, Sang Hyun, Kwon, Taebin, Choi, Hyuk Soon, Kim, Chanwoo, Won, Seonghyeon, Jeon, Han Jo, Kim, Eun Sun, Keum, Bora, Jeen, Yoon Tae, Hwang, Joo Ha, and Chun, Hoon Jai
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SURGICAL robots , *STOMACH tumors , *PATIENT safety , *RESEARCH funding , *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test , *FISHER exact test , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *LONGITUDINAL method , *SIMULATION methods in education , *ENDOSCOPIC gastrointestinal surgery , *QUALITY assurance , *COMPARATIVE studies , *AUTOMATION , *DATA analysis software , *EVALUATION - Abstract
Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is the standard treatment for early malignant stomach lesions. However, this procedure is technically demanding and carries a high complication risk. The level of difficulty in performing ESD is influenced by the location of the lesion. In our study, we aimed to investigate and analyze the effectiveness of robot-assisted ESD for lesions situated in challenging locations within the stomach. Methods: We developed a gastric simulator that could be used to implement various gastric ESD locations. An EndoGel (Sunarrow, Tokyo, Japan) was attached to the simulator for the dissection procedures. Robot-assisted or conventional ESD was performed at challenging or easy locations by two ESD-trainee endoscopists. Results: The procedure time was remarkably shorter for robotic ESD than conventional dissection at challenging locations (6.2 vs. 10.2 min, P < 0.05), mainly due to faster dissection (220.3 vs. 101.9 mm2/min, P < 0.05). The blind dissection rate was significantly lower with robotic ESD than with the conventional method (17.6 vs. 35.2%, P < 0.05) at challenging locations. Conclusion: The procedure time was significantly shortened when robot-assisted gastric ESD procedures were performed at challenging locations. Therefore, our robotic device provides simple, effective, and safe multidirectional traction for endoscopic submucosal dissection at challenging locations, thereby reducing difficulty of the procedure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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