Transition to robotic adrenalectomy: a surgeon-specific learning curve evaluation
Sezer Akbulut, Tugba Matlim Ozel, Aykut Celik, Gorkem Yildiz, Emrecan Deniz, Serkan Sari · 2026
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Description
Sezer Akbulut and co-authors chart how fast one surgeon learns robotic removal of the adrenal gland, in a 2026 study. Robot help is spreading for this small gland, tucked above the kidney. How the learning curve bends for a single surgeon was unclear. The team reviewed 56 adult cases at one center from March 2024 to December 2025.
Total surgery time and the surgeon's own console time were tracked case by case. Both fell fast at first, then leveled off after about 32 cases. By loose marks, skill with total time showed by the tenth to twelfth case. By stricter console marks, true steadiness took about 36 cases. The authors read the curve as two-phase: quick early gains, then a longer road to polish. Training plans, they say, should fund that second phase.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sezer Akbulut, Tugba Matlim Ozel, Aykut Celik, Gorkem Yildiz, Emrecan Deniz, Serkan Sari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |