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Hertz P, Bertelsen CA, Houlind K, Bundgaard L, Konge L, Bjerrum F, Svendsen MBS. Developing a phantom for simulating robotic-assisted complete mesocolic excision using 3D printing and medical imaging. BMC Surg 2024; 24:72. [PMID: 38408998 PMCID: PMC10897992 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-024-02353-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Robotic-assisted complete mesocolic excision is an advanced procedure mainly because of the great variability in anatomy. Phantoms can be used for simulation-based training and assessment of competency when learning new surgical procedures. However, no phantoms for robotic complete mesocolic excision have previously been described. This study aimed to develop an anatomically true-to-life phantom, which can be used for training with a robotic system situated in the clinical setting and can be used for the assessment of surgical competency. METHODS Established pathology and surgical assessment tools for complete mesocolic excision and specimens were used for the phantom development. Each assessment item was translated into an engineering development task and evaluated for relevance. Anatomical realism was obtained by extracting relevant organs from preoperative patient scans and 3D printing casting moulds for each organ. Each element of the phantom was evaluated by two experienced complete mesocolic excision surgeons without influencing each other's answers and their feedback was used in an iterative process of prototype development and testing. RESULTS It was possible to integrate 35 out of 48 procedure-specific items from the surgical assessment tool and all elements from the pathological evaluation tool. By adding fluorophores to the mesocolic tissue, we developed an easy way to assess the integrity of the mesocolon using ultraviolet light. The phantom was built using silicone, is easy to store, and can be used in robotic systems designated for patient procedures as it does not contain animal-derived parts. CONCLUSIONS The newly developed phantom could be used for training and competency assessment for robotic-assisted complete mesocolic excision surgery in a simulated setting.
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- Peter Hertz
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Lillebaelt, University of Southern Denmark, Sygehusvej 24, Kolding, 6000, Denmark.
- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Center for HR and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Hillerød, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital Lillebaelt, University of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Lillebaelt Vejle, Colorectal Cancer Center South, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Center for HR and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Center for HR and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Gastrounit, Surgical section, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Center for HR and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Prevention of ureteral injury during laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery with horseshoe kidney using fluorescent ureteral catheters: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2023; 9:22. [PMID: 36781828 PMCID: PMC9925626 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-023-01604-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Horseshoe kidney is one of the most common congenital renal fusion anomalies and is characterized by abnormalities in the position, rotation, vascular supply, and ureteral anatomy of the kidney. When performing surgery for colorectal cancer in patients with horseshoe kidneys, anatomical identification is important to avoid organ injuries. Several reports on surgery for colorectal cancer with horseshoe kidneys have described the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) angiography for detecting abnormalities in vascular supply. However, few reports have focused on the prevention of ureteral injury in surgery for colorectal cancer with horseshoe kidney, despite abnormalities in the ureteral anatomy. Here, we report a case in which laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection for sigmoid colon cancer with a horseshoe kidney was safely performed using fluorescent ureteral catheters. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year-old Japanese man presented to our hospital testing positive for fecal occult blood. Colonoscopy revealed sigmoid colon cancer, and CT confirmed a horseshoe kidney. The 3D-CT angiography showed aberrant renal arteries from the aorta and right common iliac artery, and the left ureter passed across the front of the renal isthmus. A fluorescent ureteral catheter was placed in the left ureter before the surgery to prevent ureteral injury. Laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection with D3 lymph node dissection was performed. The fluorescent ureteral catheter enabled the identification of the left ureter that passed across the front of the renal isthmus and the safe mobilization of the descending and sigmoid colon from the retroperitoneum. The operative time was 214 min, with intraoperative bleeding of 25 mL. The patient's postoperative course was good: no complications arose and she was discharged on the seventh postoperative day. CONCLUSION In patients with horseshoe kidney, the use of fluorescent ureteral catheters and 3D-CT angiography enables safer laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. We recommend the placement of fluorescent ureteral catheters in such surgeries to prevent ureteral injury.
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Courtney E. Operative and Pathological Factors in Right-Sided Colon Cancers: How Can We Improve the Outcomes? Cureus 2023; 15:e33832. [PMID: 36819408 PMCID: PMC9930915 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Though the tumour-node-metastasis staging classification is the standard approach to risk stratification in patients with colorectal cancer, several other important variables including the presence of extramural venous invasion (EMVI), the tumour mismatch repair status, as well as surgical technique and its influence on lymph node yield all have an impact on long-term survival. This study aims to review both the impact of the type of operation on lymph node yield: complete mesocolic excision (CME) versus right hemicolectomy, and the impact of EMVI and microsatellite instability in predicting overall survival in patients undergoing a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer. METHODS Data of all patients who underwent an elective or emergency right hemicolectomy with curative intent for colon cancer between January 2013 and June 2022 (inclusive) was collected for this single-centre retrospective study. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were calculated using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 28, IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) software, and the log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test was used to compare survival distribution between different groups. RESULTS A total of 421 patients underwent a right hemicolectomy for colon cancer with curative intent during the study period. EMVI was present in 173 (41%) tumours. Survival analysis showed significantly reduced cancer-related survival in patients with EMVI-positive tumours (p < 0.001), with five-year survival rates of 70% in EMVI-positive groups versus 96% in EMVI-negative groups. Subgroup analysis showed a significant difference in survival between node-positive and node-negative tumours in cancers found to have EMVI (p < 0.001). Mean lymph node yield was significantly higher in the CME group versus the standard right hemicolectomy group (p < 0.001). We found no significant difference in survival between patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumours and microsatellite stable (MSS) tumours (p = 0.432). CONCLUSION Consideration of tumour biology and adopting the optimum surgical technique are factors that may influence long-term survival in patients with colorectal cancer. Extramural venous invasion is an important prognostic indicator of adverse outcomes in patients with right-sided colon cancer. Our study demonstrates a reduction in survival in patients with EMVI-positive tumours when undertaking subgroup analysis by the presence or absence of nodal disease. Further research needs to be undertaken to compare the relative efficacy of neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy in right-sided cancers known to be EMVI-positive as some patients will fail to have adjuvant chemotherapy due to postoperative complications, thereby delaying recovery and missing the optimum window for treatment.
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Yao Z, Wang X, Zhang Y, Hu J, Jian M, Jiang L. Cranial-caudal-medial approach, counterclockwise complete mesocolic excision in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. Colorectal Dis 2022; 24:1258-1259. [PMID: 35557024 DOI: 10.1111/codi.16186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Zengwu Yao
- Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China.,General Surgery, Yantai Yeda Hospital, Yantai, China
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Piozzi GN, Kim JS, Lee TH, Choo JM, Shin SH, Kim SH. Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with extended D3 lymphadenectomy for advanced hepatic flexure cancer: Addressing infrapyloric node dissection - A video vignette. Colorectal Dis 2022; 24:545-546. [PMID: 34865305 DOI: 10.1111/codi.16013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Guglielmo Niccolò Piozzi
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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