Microsurgical techniques have played a crucial role in the development of neurosurgery and microsurgical education has an involuting role to gain surgical competence in neurosurgery. Microsurgery laboratory at Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GMMA) was established in 1985 by Prof. Erdener Timurkaynak within the Research-Development Building. From the beginning, education of the surgeons in mic...

We demonstrate an endoscope-compatible single-fiber-based device that performs simultaneous confocal microscopy and high-precision laser microsurgery. The method is based on mapping of two-dimensional sample coordinates onto the optical spectrum and allows us to perform two-dimensional imaging and microsurgery without any mechanical movement of the probe or the sample. The technology holds prom...

The evolution of microsurgery to date has enabled microsurgeons to perform anastomoses of 0.5-mm-caliber vessels,1 so-called “super-microsurgery,” and thus facilitating even the most sophisticated free flaps. In 1997, Samaha et al examined the fate ofmore than 2,000 microvascular anastomoses in more than 900 tissue transplants,2 comparing end-to-end versus end-to-side techniques. In contrast to...

Microsurgical techniques have been applied in many surgical specialties and have also a broad application in surgical research. It demands high technical skills and continued training. The microsurgical training is lengthy, very expensive and demands high commitment. The microsurgical skills should be first mastered in the lab and only then applied in the clinic. Here, we propose a model of a t...

The application of telerobotics in the biomedical field has grown rapidly and is showing very promising results. Robot assisted microsurgery is one of the latest innovations of telerobotics in the field of Plastic surgery. The purpose of this article is to update the plastic surgery community on the expanding field of surgical robotics with an attempt to analyze various aspects related to human...

BACKGROUND Bleeding within the supraglottic region can be a lethal complication after CO(2) laser microsurgery. Our aim was to propose endoluminal anatomical landmarks to locate the superior laryngeal vessels resulting in a safer microsurgery. METHODS Endoluminal dissections were made in 22 larynges without laryngeal disease. RESULTS The neurovascular structures were in the superior third o...

Current educational interventions and training courses in microsurgery are often predicated on theories of skill acquisition and development that follow a 'practice makes perfect' model. Given the changing landscape of surgical training and advances in educational theories related to skill development, research is needed to assess current training tools in microsurgery education and devise alte...

While feedback of the grasping force is necessary to manipulate objects skillfully, most Virtual Reality systems do not provide such feedback. Grasping an object is often reduced to pushing a button on the interface. This paper presents the design and realization of a haptic forceps for microsurgery training, and its integration on a haptic 6DOF DELTA device. Psychophysical experiments were fir...

This paper describes the development and results of initial testing of a cooperative robot assistant for retinal microsurgery. In the cooperative control paradigm, the surgeon and the robot share control of a tool attached to the robot through a force sensor. The system senses forces exerted by the operator on the tool and uses this information in various control modes to provide smooth, tremor...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate oncological and functional results of enoral laser microsurgery in treatment for cancer of the oral cavity. METHODS A retrospective chart analysis was carried out. Two hundred thirty-two patients with cancer of the oral cavity were treated by enoral laser microsurgery ± selective neck dissection ± postoperative (chemo)radiotherapy. RES...