Operating From a Distance: Robotic Vocal Cord 5G Telesurgery on a Cadaver

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Letters1 December 2020Operating From a Distance: Robotic Vocal Cord 5G Telesurgery on a CadaverAlperen Acemoglu, PhD, Giorgio Peretti, MD, Matteo Trimarchi, MD, Juljana Hysenbelli, MS, Jan Krieglstein, MS, Andre Geraldes, PhD, Nikhil Deshpande, PhD, Pierre Marie Vincent Ceysens, MS, Darwin Gordon Caldwell, PhD, Marco Delsanto, MS, Ottavia Barboni, MM, Tommaso Vio, MS, Sabrina Baggioni, MM, Alessandro Vinciguerra, MD, Alberto Sanna, Elettra Oleari, Andrea Luigi Camillo Carobbio, MD, Luca Guastini, MD, Francesco Mora, MD, and Leonardo S. Mattos, PhDAlperen Acemoglu, PhDIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.), Giorgio Peretti, MDUniversity of Genoa – IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy (G.P., A.L.C., L.G., F.M.), Matteo Trimarchi, MDUniversity Vita Salute Milano – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (M.T., A.V., A.S., E.O.), Juljana Hysenbelli, MSVodafone Italia, Milan, Italy (J.H., M.D., O.B., T.V., S.B.), Jan Krieglstein, MSIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.), Andre Geraldes, PhDIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.), Nikhil Deshpande, PhDIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.), Pierre Marie Vincent Ceysens, MSIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.), Darwin Gordon Caldwell, PhDIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.), Marco Delsanto, MSVodafone Italia, Milan, Italy (J.H., M.D., O.B., T.V., S.B.), Ottavia Barboni, MMVodafone Italia, Milan, Italy (J.H., M.D., O.B., T.V., S.B.), Tommaso Vio, MSVodafone Italia, Milan, Italy (J.H., M.D., O.B., T.V., S.B.), Sabrina Baggioni, MMVodafone Italia, Milan, Italy (J.H., M.D., O.B., T.V., S.B.), Alessandro Vinciguerra, MDUniversity Vita Salute Milano – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (M.T., A.V., A.S., E.O.), Alberto SannaUniversity Vita Salute Milano – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (M.T., A.V., A.S., E.O.), Elettra OleariUniversity Vita Salute Milano – IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (M.T., A.V., A.S., E.O.), Andrea Luigi Camillo Carobbio, MDUniversity of Genoa – IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy (G.P., A.L.C., L.G., F.M.), Luca Guastini, MDUniversity of Genoa – IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy (G.P., A.L.C., L.G., F.M.), Francesco Mora, MDUniversity of Genoa – IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy (G.P., A.L.C., L.G., F.M.), and Leonardo S. Mattos, PhDIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy (A.A., J.K., A.G., N.D., P.M.C., D.G.C., L.S.M.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M20-0418 Annals Author Insight Video - Operating From a Distance: Robotic Vocal Cord 5G Telesurgery on a Cadaver This video offers additional insight into the article, "Operating From a Distance: Robotic Vocal Cord 5G Telesurgery on a Cadaver." (Duration 1:53) SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: The first telesurgery involving a human patient was done in 2001 (1). The patient, located in Strasbourg, France, had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy done by a surgeon in New York. This pioneering experience showed the potential of telehealth technology, but safe, reliable reproduction of this feat proved problematic for many years because of the limited availability of surgical robots and the lack of fast and reliable network connections. Now, however, surgical robots are becoming increasingly common and accepted in operating rooms, and the next generation of mobile networks (5G) is quickly becoming a reality, bringing ultrafast, stable, and reliable transmission ...References1. Marescaux J. [Code name: "Lindbergh operation"] [Editorial]. Ann Chir. 2002;127:2-4. [PMID: 11833301] CrossrefMedlineGoogle