Main description:

Thanks to the advent of leading-edge technologies, there is a new cross-sectional field of surgery: robotic surgery. Due to the rapid development of robotic surgery systems such as da Vinci, there is a great need to refresh one's knowledge every day. This book covers all surgical areas: urological surgery, digestive surgery and cardiac surgery in addition to mitral valvular disease. It also summarizes the most current topics in robotic surgery addressed by well-known experts from around the world. These specialists' expertise provides useful insights into modern educational techniques for the latest trends in surgery-knowledge that will be valuable to students, residents, and experts who are eager to learn more about advanced medical care including da Vinci as a cross-cutting surgical device, even if it lies outside their specialty field.

Contents:

1 Overview of robotic surgery by Dr. Hashizume.- 2 da Vinci Surgical System by Dr. Curet.- 3 Developments of Robotic system by Dr. Curet.- 4 Robotic Surgery in Urology by Dr. Tachibana.- 5 Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer by Dr. Hyung.- 6 Esophageal Cancer Surgery by Dr. Uyama.- 7 Lateral pelvic node dissection for advanced rectal cancer: Current debates and use of the robotic approach by Dr. Choi.- 8 Cardiac Surgery - Overview by Dr. Watanabe.- 9 Robotically Assisted Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Bonatti.- 10 Robotic Surgery for Mitral Valve Disease by Chitwood.- 11 Robotic Surgery in General Thoracic Surgery by Lee.- 12 Robot-assisted thyroidectomy by Ishikawa.