Evaluation of improved bi-manual endoscopic resection using a customizable 3D-printed manipulator system designed for use with standard endoscopes: a feasibility study using a porcine ex-vivo model

Background and study aims A major drawback of endoscopic en-bloc resection technique is its inability to perform bimanual tasks. Although endoscopic platforms that enable bimanual tasks are commercially available, they are neither approved for various locations nor adaptable to specific patients and...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Walter, Yannick S. Krieger, Dirk Wilhelm, Hubertus Feussner, Tim C. Lueth, Alexander Meining
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1395-7089