Giovanni Panico

ORCID: 0000-0001-5473-9503 · 4 papers in corpus
other 2026
Port placement and patient-specific docking strategies for robotic hysterectomy with the Hugo™ RAS system: an international Delphi consensus
Facts, views & vision in ObGyn ·doi:10.52054/FVVO.2026.416

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted hysterectomy is increasingly performed using modular platforms such as the Hugo™ roboticassisted surgery (RAS) system, but optimal or personalised docking strategies remain undefined. OBJECTIVES: To establish e…

2026
Step-by-step combined surgical approach to successfully repair complex and challenging vesico-vaginal fistulas: Insights from a case series.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.70119

IntroductionSeveral surgical approaches are available for the repair of complex vesico-vaginal fistulas; however, robust clinical evidence and standardization of techniques are lacking. Complex vesico-vaginal fistula is defined as either a …

2023
Robotic docking time with the Hugo™ RAS system in gynecologic surgery: a procedure independent learning curve using the cumulative summation analysis (CUSUM).
Journal of robotic surgery ·doi:10.1007/s11701-023-01693-w

Robot-assisted surgery has been proven to offer improvements in term of surgical learning curve and feasibility of minimally invasive surgery, but has often been criticized for its longer operative times compared to conventional laparoscopy…

article 2016
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy using a percutaneous surgical system: a pilot study towards scarless surgery
·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.05.007

ObjectiveThe evolution of minimally invasive surgery has moved beyond reduction of surgical trauma while maintaining adequate efficacy and safety standards. Percuvance™ Percutaneous Surgical System (PSS) instruments represents the last nove…