Clinical References - Pediatric Surgery

The following selected publications support the clinical efficacy of da Vinci ® Pediatric Surgery. For additional citations on robotic surgery, please visit PubMed (Medline).

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2004

Chaer RA, Jacobsen G, Elli F, Harris J, Goldstein A, Horgan S. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pediatric Heller’s cardiomyotomy: initial case report. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2004 Oct; 14(5): 270-273. Abstract.

Hanly EJ, Talamini MA. Robotic abdominal surgery. Am J Surg. 2004 Oct; 188(4A Suppl): 19S-26S. Abstract.

Kant AJ, Klein MD, Langenburg SE. Robotics in pediatric surgery: perspectives for imaging. Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Jun; 34(6): 454-461. Abstract.

Peters CA. Laparoscopic and robotic approach to genitourinary anomalies in children. Urol Clin North Am. 2004 Aug; 31(3): 595-605, xi. Abstract.

Suematsu Y, del Nido PJ. Robotic pediatric cardiac surgery: present and future perspectives. Am J Surg. 2004 Oct; 188(4A Suppl): 98S-103S. Abstract.

Woo R, Le D, Krummel TM, Albanese C. Robot-assisted pediatric surgery. Am J Surg. 2004 Oct; 188(4A Suppl): 27S-37S. Abstract.

2003

Cannon JW, Howe RD, Dupont PE, Triedman JK, Marx GR, del Nido PJ. Application of robotics in congenital cardiac surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2003; 6: 72-83. Abstract.

Lorincz A, Langenburg S, Klein MD. Robotics and the pediatric surgeon. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2003 Jun; 15(3): 262-266. Abstract.

Luebbe BN, Woo R, Wolf SA, Irish MS, Robotically Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery in a Pediatric Population: Initial Experience, Technical Considerations, and Description of the da Vinci® Surgical System. Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques . 2003 Dec; 7(4): 385-402. Abstract.

Milhaljevic T, Cannon JW, del Nido PJ. Robotically assisted division of a vascular ring in children. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 May; 125(5): 1163-1164. Abstract.

Peters CA. Robotically assisted surgery in pediatric urology. Urol Clin North Am. 2004 Nov; 31(4): 743-752. Abstract.

Pike NA, Gundry SR. Robotically assisted cardiac surgery: minimally invasive techniques to totally endoscopic heart surgery. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2003 Nov-Dec; 18(5): 382-388. Abstract.

Vougioukas VI, Hubbe U, Hochmuth A, Gellrich NC, van Velthoven V. Perspectives and limitations of image-guided neurosurgery in pediatric patients. Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Dec; 19(12): 783-791. Abstract.

2002

Aaronson OS, Tulipan NB, Cywes R, Sundell HW, Davis GH, Bruner JP, Richards WO. Robot-assisted endoscopic intrauterine myelomeningocele repair: a feasibility study. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2002 Feb; 36(2): 85-89. Abstract.

Gutt CN, Markus B, Kim ZG, Meininger D, Brinkmann L, Heller K. Early experiences of robotic surgery in children. Surg Endosc. 2002 Jul; 16(7): 1083-1086. Abstract.

Heller K, Gutt C, Schaeff B, Beyer PA, Markus B. Use of the robot system da Vinci for laparoscopic repair of gastro-oesophageal reflux in children. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Aug; 12(4): 239-242. Abstract.