Author Year published Approach n Mean OR time (min) Conversions (%) Average tm size (cm) Complications (%) Hospital stay (days) Winter et al. [14] 2006 LT 30 185 0 2.4…

Fig. 20.1 Patient positioning. The patient is placed on modified lithotomy position with moderate Trendelenburg and both arms tucked. The patient is secured to the operating table using a wrapped…

Fig. 24.1 Operating room set up (for a right-sided lesion): An overhead view of the recommended operating room configuration for a da Vinci thyroidectomy. The patient cart should always be…

Fig. 18.1 Configuration of operating room for robot, console, and instrument table Patient Positioning The patient is positioned in modified lithotomy position with legs abducted and slightly flexed. The patient’s…

Fig. 15.1 Suggested room setup Fig. 15.2 Port placement, right hepatectomy (Used with kind permission from Randal S. McKenzie/McKenzie Illustrations) Step 1 The round and falciform ligaments are divided using…

Fig. 16.1 Port placement The da Vinci camera port (12 mm) is placed 5 cm to the left of and 2.5 cm below the umbilicus. The distance to the symphysis…

Fig. 38.1 (a and b) The da Vinci Si HD surgical system: surgeon console and patient cart (© 2009 Intuitive Surgical, Inc., with permission) Other master–slave systems currently being developed…

Fig. 26.1 Operating room setup Port Placement Five trocars are placed after induction of 12-mmHg pneumoperitoneum by the Veress needle inserted in the left flank (Fig. 26.2): Fig. 26.2 Trocar…

Fig. 6.1 Evolution of the treatment algorithm for Achalasia Surgical Technique Perioperative Considerations Preoperatively, patients are advised to ingest only clear liquids 2–3 days before surgery. Premedication with prophylactic anti-reflux…

Fig. 21.1 The robot is docked from the left hip and the surgeon assistant stands on the right of the patient Trocar Placement A total of six ports are inserted…