2005 SAGES Abstracts

POSTER ABSTRACTS
Patients in both groups had similar ages (33 vs 39 years) and
sex distributions (60% vs 61.5% female). Operative time (200
vs 203min), complication rates ? intra-operative (0 vs 0 cases)
and post-operative (1 minor vs 3 minor) - and length of stay (6
vs 6 days) were comparative. There were more conversions to
open surgery in the laparoscopic group (40%) than among the
robotic group (20%)
Conclusion -
Robotic ileocolectomy is a safe and effective procedure. The
robotic approach is at least comparable to conventional
laparoscopic surgery and may allow more Crohn?s patients to
receive surgery through a minimally invasive approach.
P398–Robotics
EFFICACY OF NOVEL ROBOTIC CAMERA VERSUS A STAN-
DARD LAPAROSCOPIC CAMERA, Vivian E Strong MD, Nancy
Hogle RN,Andrew Miller PhD,Marc Bessler MD,Barry Inabnet
MD,Aku Ude MD,Prashant Sinha MD,Dennis L Fowler MD,
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University
INTRODUCTION: To improve visualization during minimal
access surgery, a novel robotic camera has been developed.
The prototype camera is totally insertable, has 5 degrees of
freedom, and is remotely controlled. The aim of this study is
to compare the performance of laparoscopic surgeons on a
validated assessment tool using both a laparoscope and the
robotic camera.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Using the MISTELS (McGill
Inanimate System for the Training and Evaluation of
Laparoscopic Skill) tasks, six laparoscopic fellows and attending
surgeons were tested using both a standard laparoscope
and the new robotic camera. Half the surgeons used the
laparoscope first and half used the robotic camera first. Total
scores from the MISTELS?s sessions using the laparoscope
were compared to the sessions using the robotic camera and
then analyzed using a paired t-test (p