The introduction of navigation in liver surgery in Brazil

Mauro Monteiro Correia; José Paulo de Jesus; Raul Feitosa; Dário Augusto Oliveira

doi:10.1590/0100-69912014006012

The introduction of navigation in liver surgery in Brazil

Rev Col Bras Cir. 2014 Nov-Dec;41(6):451-4. doi: 10.1590/0100-69912014006012.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Mauro Monteiro Correia¹, José Paulo de Jesus¹, Raul Feitosa², Dário Augusto Oliveira²

Affiliations

¹ José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute, Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

PMID: 25742413
DOI: 10.1590/0100-69912014006012

Abstract

The authors thoroughly report the development, the technical aspects and the performance of the first navigated liver resections, by laparotomy and laparoscopy, in Brazil, done at the National Cancer Institute, Ministry of Health, using a surgical navigator.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brazil
Equipment Design
Hepatectomy / methods*
Humans
Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / instrumentation