Full robotic cholecystectomy: first worldwide experiences with HUGO RAS surgical platform.

Abstract

The Hugo RAS™ system (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), approved for gynaecological and urological procedures, has been recently certified for the use in few general surgeries. Only bariatric and colorectal procedures have been described so far. Here, we report the first worldwide experience with three cases of full-robotic cholecystectomies with the Hugo RAS™ system. A description of the operative room setup, of the docking angles and details of the procedures is reported. Docking time was 12, 10, and 6 min, respectively. The total operative time was 105 min in the first case, 100 min in the second and 88 in the third case. Intra- and post-operative courses were uneventful. With this pre-defined set up, the innovative conformation of Hugo RAS™ system can safely allow performing full robotic cholecystectomy avoiding the need for additional ports.