Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy with DEXTER®: the first prospective multicenter study.

Nico Seeger¹, Hubert Mignot², Hanno Matthaei³, Lukas Gantner⁴, Natalie Kuchen⁴, Odile O'Sullivan⁵, Stefan Breitenstein⁶

¹Department of Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Brauerstrasse 15, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland. nico.seeger@ksw.ch.

²Department of General Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Saintes - Saint-Jean-D'Angély, Saintes, France.

³Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

⁴Centre for Surgery Zurich, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland.

⁵Department of Medical Affairs, Distalmotion SA, Epalinges, Switzerland.

⁶Department of Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Brauerstrasse 15, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Despite advancements in minimally invasive surgery, access to robotic-assisted cholecystectomy remains limited, largely due to robot availability and high costs for this procedure. The DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System offers a small, mobile, and cost-effective alternative designed for ease of use and seamless integration into routine surgical workflows. The present study aimed to confi…

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