A revolution is unfolding in the world of surgery, one that is poised to redefine how we approach the operating room. It began with an ambition to perform medical procedures across distances where patients and caregivers were not physically close. DARPA and NASA funded the original research for obvious interests—bringing robotic precision to situations farContinue reading “Machine Learning and Robotic Surgery: A Revolution in Progress”
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Towards autonomous robotic surgery
This evening, I attended an “academic meeting” on “AI and medicine”. The focus? How artificial intelligence might reshape medical practice and the age-old question: Can a robot replace a doctor or a surgeon? Let’s be real. That’s not the right question anymore. AI isn’t just going to change medicine—it already has. The debate over whetherContinue reading “Towards autonomous robotic surgery”
The ORATOR randomized trial
We need to talk about the ORATOR trial. ORATOR is (was) the most ambitious randomized prospective study on TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for oropharyngeal cancer ever attempted. If was targeted at the original decision, which is the primary treatment: primary surgery versus primary radiation therapy. That is the usual critical initial decision we need toContinue reading “The ORATOR randomized trial”
Highlights from APTS 2024, Bangkok
Again the feeling of being at the cutting edge in Thyroid Surgery. APTS 2024 is over after three days of thrilling debate among world experts in Bangkok. I will just briefly summarize some of the highlights from my personal point of view. Yoon Woo Koh (Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul), probably the single surgeon worldwideContinue reading “Highlights from APTS 2024, Bangkok”
World Cancer Research Day 2024. A call also for surgical research.
September 24th, today, is World Cancer Research Day (see the UICC website). This day aims to “raise awareness of the importance of cancer research as a key driver of advances in prevention and therapeutic strategies that increase survival and reduce the global cancer burden.” When we look at news and posts on the topic, itContinue reading “World Cancer Research Day 2024. A call also for surgical research.”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. September 14, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Trakimas DR, Mydlarz WK, Mady LJ, Gourin CG, Koch W, London NR Jr, Quon H, Kiess AP, Seiwert TY, Fakhry C. Lower survival for surgical treatment of HPV-related oropharynx cancer at community cancer centers. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Sep 9:djae220. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae220. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39250754.Continue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. September 14, 2024”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 17, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Riva FMG, Kerawala C. Perforator Flaps and Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Reconstruction. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2024 Aug 13:S1042-3699(24)00047-5. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2024.07.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39142950. Minimally invasive robotic transoral approach for head and neck cancer has dramatically reduced the need for reconstruction, particularlyContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 17, 2024”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 10, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Zhao Z, Zhang Y, Lin L, Huang W, Xiao C, Liu J, Chai G. Intelligent electromagnetic navigation system for robot-assisted intraoral osteotomy in mandibular tumor resection: a model experiment. Front Immunol. 2024 Jul 25;15:1436276. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1436276. PMID: 39119338; PMCID: PMC11306084. Free in PubMed Central. A preclinical study on aContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 10, 2024”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 3, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Expert Working Group on Thyroid Surgery, Chinese Medical Doctor Association Division of Surgeons; Thyroid Disease Committee of Chinese Research Hospital Association; General Surgery Branch of China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care. [Clinical practice guideline for robotic surgical system-assisted thyroid and parathyroid surgery (2024 edition)].Continue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 3, 2024”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. July 27, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Kim GJ, Shin HI, Bang J, Sun DI, Kim SY. Assessment of oncologic and cosmetic outcomes of robotic elective neck dissection in early-stage tongue cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 14;50(10):108548. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108548. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39047329. Outcomes support retroauricular neck dissection based on cosmetic satisfaction.Continue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. July 27, 2024”