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”
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da Vinci + da Vinci
No, no es una imagen especular, el segundo sistema de cirugía robótica da Vinci ha llegado al Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, multiplicando nuestro potencial de actividad. Esta vez sí es un robot quirúrgico, y está a pleno rendimiento desde primeros del mes de Noviembre de 2024. En el año 2023 realizamos 452 procedimientos deContinue reading “da Vinci + da Vinci”
Stabilizing Versius Instruments in TORS
Tips and Tricks in Robotic H&N Surgery The Versius Robotic Surgery System offers some notable differences compared to the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System. You can see the details here. One key distinction is that the Versius system doesn’t require cannulas to support the distal end of instruments or the endoscope. This can be anContinue reading “Stabilizing Versius Instruments in TORS”
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”
APTS 2024 Bangkok
The final arrangements for the 2024 biannual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery (APTS) are set. The event will be held in Bangkok from October 3rd to 5th. The APTS is an international multidisciplinary society dedicated to thyroid surgery, bringing together the most innovative surgeons in the field. I will be participating inContinue reading “APTS 2024 Bangkok”
KangDuo Surgical Robot. What is happening in China?
The KangDuo surgical robot (KD-SR-01) is a new robotic surgical platform built by Suzhou Kangduo Robot Co.,Ltd. The first step in the application in Head&Neck Surgery, a preclinical trial in porcine models, has been published this week. The company behind, Harbin Sagebot Intelligent Medical Equipment Co., LTD., a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research andContinue reading “KangDuo Surgical Robot. What is happening in China?”