Alkatout, Ibrahim
Meinhold-Heerlein, Désirée
Rosam, Paula
Ohnesorge, Henning
Maass, Nicolai
von Otte, Sören
Watrowski, Rafał
Becker, Thomas
Pochhammer, Julius
Bozzaro, Claudia
Günther, Veronika
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel
Article History
Received: 19 November 2025
Accepted: 19 December 2025
First Online: 10 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors Ibrahim Alkatout, Désirée Meinhold-Heerlein, Paula Rosam, Henning Ohnesorge, Nicolai Maass, Sören von Otte, Rafał Watrowski, Thomas Becker, Julius Pochhammer, Claudia Bozzaro and Veronika Günther declare that they have no conflict of interest. I.A. and J.P. are working as proctors for Intuitive Surgical. The robotic system was made available to the clinic in order to conduct an observational study, and study funds were paid to the clinic for data collection. All authors declare that there are no personal conflicts of interest.
: All procedures involving human participants were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee, as well as the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: All study participants gave their written consent for publication.