Vrije Universiteit

4 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

C. elegans Tracking and Behavioral Measurement

Jirapat Likitlersuang¹, Greg Stephens^2,3, Konstantine Palanski¹, William S. Ryu^1,4

¹Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, ²Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vrije Universiteit, ³Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, ⁴Department of Physics, University of Toronto

We have developed a video-rate tracking microscope system that can record and quantify C. elegans behavior at high resolution and high speeds. We have also developed computational methods to reduce the dimensionality of the worm images to a fundamental set of measurements that completely describe the shape of the worm.

Medicine

Robotic Central Pancreatectomy with Roux-en-Y Pancreaticojejunostomy

Tess M.E. van Ramshorst¹, Maurice J.W. Zwart¹, Rogier P. Voermans², Sebastiaan Festen³, Freek Daams⁴, Olivier R. Busch¹, Matthijs W.N. Oomen⁵, Marc G. Besselink¹, ¹

¹Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, ²Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, ³Department of Surgery, OLVG, ⁴Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, ⁵Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Emma Children's Hospital

Robotic central pancreatectomy may be used in selected patients in experienced centers. This protocol presents all steps and the feasibility of a robotic central pancreatectomy with Roux-en-Y pancreaticojejunostomy in a 16-year-old adolescent patient.

Cancer Research

Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Head Cancer: a Case Report of a Standardized Technique

Maurice J. W. Zwart^*1,2, Leia R. Jones^*1,2,3, Melissa E. Hogg⁴, Johanna A. M. G. Tol^1,2, Mohammad Abu Hilal³, Freek Daams⁵, Sebastiaan Festen⁶, Olivier R. Busch^1,2, Marc G. Besselink^1,2,

¹Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, ²Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands, ³Department of General Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, ⁴Department of Surgery, Northshore University Health System, ⁵Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, ⁶Department of Surgery, OLVG

Robotic pancreatoduodenctomy (RPD) has been highly standardized in recent years and may be used in selected patients with pancreatic head cancer, including those with a replaced right hepatic artery. This case report describes a standardized and reproducible technique for RPD, which includes the approach of the Dutch LAELAPS-3 training program to an aberrant vasculature.

Medicine

Robotic D3 Partial Duodenal Resection with Primary Side-to-Side Anastomosis

Roberto Maria Montorsi^1,2,3, Sofia Xenaki^1,2,4, Sebastiaan Festen⁵, Paul Fockens^2,6, Barbara A. J. Bastiaansen^2,6, Freek Daams^2,7, Olivier R. Busch^1,2, M. G. Besselink^1,2,

¹Amsterdam UMC, Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, ²Cancer Center Amsterdam, ³Department of General and Pancreatic Surgery, The Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, ⁴Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion Crete, ⁵Department of Surgery, OLVG, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Amsterdam, ⁷Amsterdam UMC, Department of Surgery, Vrije Universiteit

This protocol presents a case of a robotic partial duodenal resection with primary side-to-side duodeno-jejunal reconstruction in a patient with a 5 cm duodenal stenosis. This is done at the third duodenal segment (D3) after an endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for a duodenal polyp.