Robotic Developments in Cancer Surgery
Nota, Carolijn L M A; Smits, Francina Jasmijn; Woo, Yanghee; Borel Rinkes, Inne H M; Molenaar, Izaak Quintus; Hagendoorn, Jeroen; Fong, Yuman
(2019) Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, volume 28, issue 1, pp. 89 - 100
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Abstract
Indications for robotic surgery have been rapidly expanding since the first introduction of the robotic surgical system in the US market in 2000. As the robotic systems have become more sophisticated over the past decades, there has been an expansion in indications. Many new tools have been added with the
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aim of optimizing outcomes after oncologic surgery. Complex abdominal cancers are increasingly operated on using robot-assisted laparoscopy and with acceptable outcomes. In this article, the authors discuss robotic developments, from the past and the future, with an emphasis on cancer surgery.
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Keywords: Humans, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods, Neoplasms/surgery, Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods, Minimally invasive surgery, Oncologic surgery, Robotics, Oncology, Surgery, Review, Journal Article
ISSN: 1055-3207
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Ltd
Note: Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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