Novel surgical method for maintaining clear vision in robot‐assisted laparoscopic rectal surgery: robot smoke suction technique—A video vignette

Abstract

Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for laparoscopic resection of the splenic flexure colon cancer: a multicenter propensity score analysis.

Comment on the robot smoke suction technique

“…The main issue with the robot smoke suction technique proposed by the authors [1], is that the operating surgeon must activate both pedals at the same time, which would likely require both feet to be moved on the right of the console. This could cause confusion in terms of eye-foot coordination, requiring maximum concentration and exercise.…”

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We watched the video vignette by Takeyama et al [1] and read the accompanying text with interest. We wish to congratulate the authors for providing a technique for smoke evacuation during robotic-assisted surgery that is very useful in given circumstances, and a lot of groups are using already.

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Robotic en bloc resection sparing the bladder and anus for locally advanced low rectal cancer invading the prostate—a video vignette

“…In such post chemoradiotherapy cases, the surgical view is misty due to wet tissue influenced by chemoradiotherapy, and clear vision is difficult to maintain. In this situation the robot smoke suction technique (ROSST) is useful [2]. ROSST provided a stable and clear view in a very narrow and wet space.…”