Robotic Training, Pancreatic Resection and Esophageal Surgery

STITCHES Daily · Wednesday, 14 October 2026 Today, we look at artificial intelligence in robotic training and a reporting tool for surgical innovation. We also cover pancreatic and esophageal surgery, plus a new framework for allocating treatment in liver cancer. Papers in this episode: 1. Status of the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in robotic surgical skills training in the modern robotic era and future horizons: a systematic review. Zhang et al., University of Dundee, Dundee, UK — Surgical Endoscopy https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-026-13... 2. Radical Antegrade Modular Pancreatosplenectomy Versus Standard Resection in T3 Body and Tail Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Wu et al., Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, China — Annals of Surgical Oncology https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-026-20... 3. Concise stakeholder-informed tool for reporting modifications to innovative surgical procedures and devices: Surgical ModificAtion Reporting Tool (SMART) checklist. Olivier et al., University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK — The British Journal of Surgery https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znag117 4. The Impact of Robotics on Benchmarking Criteria for the Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer in Western Centers: An Evaluation Using the IDEAL Framework. Krauss et al., Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Germany — Annals of Surgery https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.000000000... 5. BEACON-HCC: Best evidence and North American consensus on treatment allocation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Singal et al., UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA — Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) https://doi.org/10.1097/HEP.000000000... These summaries do not replace reading the full papers. Subscribe to the STITCHES newsletter: https://stitches.today Music: Jazz Piano Restaurant Music by Alex Morgan from Pixabay Episode script generated from the STITCHES Daily selection and read by an AI voice.