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- Title
Surgical experience of using the endoscope manipulator robot EMARO in totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: A case report.
- Authors
Yoshida, Daisuke; Maruyama, Seiji; Takahashi, Ikuo; Matsukuma, Akito; Kohnoe, Shunji
- Abstract
Robot‐assisted surgery has advanced rapidly since the 1980s. However, new equipment is still needed to overcome problems in conventional endoscopic surgery, including unique risks, such as camera shake and communication difficulties between the operator and the scopist. EMARO, an endoscope manipulator robot, is the world's first pneumatically driven endoscope‐holder robot that can operate flexibly and smoothly with the use of air pressure. We herein report the surgical experience of using EMARO in totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. A 77‐year‐old Japanese man presented with bulging in the right groin area. After we diagnosed a right inguinal hernia, endoscopic inguinal hernia repair was performed. We selected the totally extraperitoneal approach with EMARO. The endoscopic procedure time was 100 minutes, and no intraoperative complications occurred. EMARO brings together features of smooth motion and good manipulation performance. This operation was performed safely and was comparable to a conventional operation completed with human assistants. Solo surgery with EMARO was beneficial in this inguinal hernia patient.
- Subjects
IMAGE stabilization; SURGICAL robots; SURGICAL complications; INGUINAL hernia; AIR pressure; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; COMMUNICATIVE disorders
- Publication
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 3, p448
- ISSN
1758-5902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ases.12760