Abstract
Conventional open surgical approaches for the harvesting of the rectus abdominis muscle carry a high risk of morbidity. It is possible to reduce these risks by using laparoscopy or robot-assisted techniques. This work hypothesizes that a porcine model could be used for learning the robot-assisted collection of the rectus abdominis. The rectus abdominis was taken in 3 stages in 3 pigs: installation of the robot, surgical approaches with 4 trocars, dissection and collection of the muscle. The average operating time was 1 h 20 min and the average muscular length was 16 cm. Our results showed a learning curve for the robot-assisted harvesting of the rectus abdominis on a porcine model.
Translated title of the contribution | A porcine model for robotic training harvest of the rectus abdominis muscle |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 113-116 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Da Vinci robot
- Minimally invasive technique
- Rectus abdominis muscle flap
- Robotic surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery