TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap
AU - Sert, Gökhan
AU - Yıldızdal, Süleyman
AU - Güdeloğlu, Ahmet
AU - Selber, Jesse
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - The conventional approach to harvest of the gracilis muscle flap necessitates a medial thigh incision that is often related to several donor site complications. In this report we describe the robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap in order to reduce the morbidity associated with the open incision. Through three ports, the robotic system (Da Vinci Xi, Intuitive Surgical) enables precise dissection of the gracilis muscle, the vascular pedicle, and the obturator nerve; thus, enhancing surgical control, optimizing visualization through magnification, aiding in detailed vascular pedicle dissection and minimizing human error. We believe that the technique of totally robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap, herein introduced, is a feasible and effective approach, and confers specific advantages over traditional harvest technique.
AB - The conventional approach to harvest of the gracilis muscle flap necessitates a medial thigh incision that is often related to several donor site complications. In this report we describe the robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap in order to reduce the morbidity associated with the open incision. Through three ports, the robotic system (Da Vinci Xi, Intuitive Surgical) enables precise dissection of the gracilis muscle, the vascular pedicle, and the obturator nerve; thus, enhancing surgical control, optimizing visualization through magnification, aiding in detailed vascular pedicle dissection and minimizing human error. We believe that the technique of totally robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap, herein introduced, is a feasible and effective approach, and confers specific advantages over traditional harvest technique.
KW - Gracilis muscle flap
KW - Microsurgery
KW - Robotic harvest
KW - Robotic surgery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.02.031
DO - 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.02.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 38394840
AN - SCOPUS:85185761720
SN - 1748-6815
VL - 90
SP - 323
EP - 325
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
ER -