A flexible endoscopic robotic suturing system for gastrointestinal perforations : animal study

• Main Authors: Cao, Lin, Li, Xiaoguo, Phan, Phuoc Thien, Tiong, Anthony Meng Huat, Kaan, Hung Leng, Ho, Khek Yu, Chiu, Philip Wai Yan, Phee, Soo Jay
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots; Surgical Robot; Suturing System
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138351
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Gastrointestinal perforations may be caused due to complicated flexible endoscopic procedures such as Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR), and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). The most reliable approach of closing gastrointestina...