Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Evolution and Future

The introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy changed the approach to abdominal surgery revealing the patient specific advantages of minimally invasive approaches to gastrointestinal diseases. Unfortunately, inherent limitations of laparoscopy impeded widespread utilization of laparoscopic surgery in advanced procedures such as laparoscopic colectomy. Even as prospective and randomized trials demonstrated outcomes advantages for the patient, few surgeons introduced laparoscopic colectomy into their practice.
Source: Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research