Title of article
Robotic liver surgery
Author/Authors
leung, universe memorial sloan kettering cancer center - department of surgery, New York, USA , fong, yuman city of hope medical center - department of surgery, Duarte, USA
From page
288
To page
294
Abstract
Robotic surgery is an evolving technology that has been successfully applied to a number ofsurgical specialties, but its use in liver surgery has so far been limited. In this review article we discuss thechallenges of minimally invasive liver surgery, the pros and cons of robotics, the evolution of medical robots,and the potentials in applying this technology to liver surgery. The current data in the literature are also presented.
Keywords
Robotics , hepatectomy , minimally invasive surgery
Journal title
Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition
Journal title
Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition
Record number
2654028
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