• Single-Port Robotic Extraperitoneal Donor Nephrectomy: Technique and Initial Case Series.

  Small initial case series

  RESEARCHAm J Transplant·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic hysterectomy in Stage I endometrial cancer: a real-world causal mediation analysis of operating time and length of hospital stay.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Institutional Case Volume as a Determinant of the Operative Efficiency in Robotic-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of the American Joint Replacement Registry.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 7, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Coexistent tracheal bronchus and azygos lobe: surgical planning and operative technique for robotic-assisted right upper lobectomy.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg·Nov 2, 2026New technology
  Journal article

  Downes D, Tuft C, Young S, Cao C.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jan 30, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with Hiatal Hernia Repair Using the Hugo™ RAS System.

  Review

  RESEARCHObes Surg·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• A patient-derived organ-on-a-chip platform for predicting chemotherapy response in locally advanced colorectal cancer.

  Preliminary laboratory platform with small clinical follow-up

  RESEARCHBioeng Transl Med·Nov 2, 2026
• Transvascular neurosurgery.

  Review and perspective on emerging technology

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Focus·Nov 1, 2026
• Mayo Adhesive Probability Score Adds Predictive Value Beyond PADUA and RENAL to Predict Surgical Complexity in Patients Undergoing Single Port Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Endourol·Nov 2, 2026New technology
• Comparative Outcomes of Transoral Robotic and Open Thyroidectomy in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma 2 cm: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Surg Oncol·Oct 29, 2026New technology
• Editor's Report 2026-27: Cultivating Impact in Rhinoplasty, Reconstruction, and Aesthetics in i Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine /i (FPSAM): Artificial Intelligence Governance, Visibility, and Peer Review.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHFacial Plast Surg Aesthet Med·Oct 25, 2026New technology
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Aug 4, 2026· Rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• A real-time machine learning framework for improved intraoperative risk predictions in cardiac surgery patients.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Am Med Inform Assoc·Nov 1, 2026New technology
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 14, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Evaluating Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Practices: A Pediatric Surgery Quality Collaborative Effort.

  Multicenter mixed-methods quality study; observational

  RESEARCHJ Pediatr Surg·Oct 13, 2026
• The Contour Neurovascular System Versus Woven Endobridge for Endovascular Embolization of Cerebral Aneurysms: A Propensity Score-matched Cohort Study.

  Observational matched registry comparison

  RESEARCHNeurosurgery·Nov 2, 2026
  Journal article

  Griessenauer CJ, Ghozy S, Salim HA, Adeeb N, Musmar B, Biondi A, Wodarg F, Liebig T, Patankar T, Lamin S, Martínez-Galdámez M, Cognard C, Fiehler J, Dorn F, Abuzahra MB, Cancell…

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Utility of Donor-Recipient HLA Matching in Heart Transplantation in the Era of Extended Donor Organ Preservation: A Multi-Institutional Analysis.

  Observational registry analysis

  RESEARCHJ Heart Lung Transplant·Oct 31, 2026
• Editorial Comment on "Factors Associated With Trifecta and Pentafecta Achievement in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Highly Complex Renal Tumors".

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHInt J Urol·Nov 1, 2026New technology
• Editorial: artificial intelligence-based otolaryngology practice and research in 2030.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHEur Arch Otorhinolaryngol·Oct 26, 2026New technology
• Bridging the Literacy Gap in Breast Reconstruction Patient Education Using Artificial Intelligence.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAesthetic Plast Surg·Oct 23, 2026New technology
• Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 20, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Learning curve of da vinci robotic lobectomy: a single-surgeon CUSUM analysis of operative time and perioperative outcomes.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 31, 2026New technology
• MRI-compatible skull-base pin fixation for advanced image-guided pediatric neurosurgery using augmented reality in infants younger than one year: A feasibility study.

  Early study · confirmation needed

  RESEARCHWorld Neurosurg·Oct 29, 2026New technology
• Circulating Tumor DNA and Cell-Free DNA as Candidate Biomarkers After Image-Guided Locoregional Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Vasc Interv Radiol·Nov 2, 2026Evidence update

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