Robotics in Endoscopic Surgery

Robotics in Endoscopic Surgery, volume 2 in New Technologies is Surgery series, provides a complete overview of robot-assisted surgery, including concepts and technical details, current role in endoscopic surgery and future developments. Starting with a detailed chapter on concepts and development, it then addresses the original scope of distant surgery and on-site use of the technology during endoscopic surgery. In chapters with a standardized set-up, robot assistance is discussed in all fields where the technique is actively employed. The final chapters provide a glimpse of future developments, with a focus on augmented reality, operating theatre of the future concepts and telesurgery. The book is a valuable reference source for surgical specialists from all related disciplines, both current users and interested newcomers.

Professor Ivo Broeders is currently head of the section minimally invasive surgery of the department of surgery of the Utrecht University, Netherlands. He has extensive experience in (robot-assisted) laparoscopic surgery, with focus on benign disorders of the proximal digestive tract. Apart from robotic surgery, his research program focuses on virtual reality simulators for endoscopic surgery and ergonomics of operating theatres. Ivo Broeders has joined the boards of various societies focusing on endoscopic surgery, including the technology committee of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery and the Minimally Invasive Robotics Association.

Robotics in Endoscopic Surgery: History, Concepts and Perspectives.- The Da Vinci System.- Current Status of Robotics in Endoscopic Surgery.- Routine Laparascopic Surgery and Single Surgeon Settings.- Proximal Digestive Tract.- Pancreas.- Heart.- Other Thorascopic Procedures.- Kidney, Bladder and Prostate.- Female Reproductive Organs.- Vascular Surgery.- Augmented Reality in Robot-Assisted Surgery.- Dedicated Workplace for Robotics.- Telesurgery in Clinical Practice.- The Future of Telemanipulation in Distant Medical Interventions.