Robotic surgery for liver, pancreas, and bile duct pathologies: A critical analysis and personal views
Ronald Matteotti
Abstract:At the beginning of this millennium robotic surgery was launched and quickly became accepted in many surgical specialties. Initially only resection procedures were performed with a few surgical steps made towards reconstructive elements. Robotic surgery helped to overcome disadvantages seen and experienced when performing laparoscopic procedures, mainly lack of haptic feedback, lack of 'free movement' in the abdominal cavity and inferior visualization. Since its initiation, robotic surgery was utilized more an… Show more
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