Robotics in General Surgery

by Keith Chae Kim (Editor)

Overview

Robotics in General Surgery provides a comprehensive review of the current applications of the robotic platform in all the general surgery subspecialties. Additionally, for each subspecialty it serves as a procedure-oriented instruction manual in terms of technical details of procedures, including fundamentals of robot positioning and trocar placement, step-by-step description of procedures, comprehensive discussions of advantages, limitations, indications, and relative contraindications of using the robotic approach. The text also discusses the challenges and steps to overcoming these challenges in transitioning from a minimally invasive to a robotic practice/surgeon. Lastly, this volume addresses emerging technology in robotics and the impact that the robotics platform will have on not only practice of surgery, but also in the education of surgeons at all levels.

Written by experts in the field of robotic surgery, Robotics in General Surgery is a valuable resource for general surgeons of all levels including residents, fellows and surgeons already in practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461487395
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/10/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	511
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Keith Chae Kim, MD
Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Metabolic Medicine and Surgery Institute, Celebration, FL, USA

Table of Contents

Section 1. Overview of the Robotic System.- 1. History of Robotic Surgery.- 2. Introduction to the Robotic System.- 3. Overview of General Advantages, Limitations and Strategies.- Section 2. Surgical Techniques: Esophagus.- 4. Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.- 5. Robotic Assisted Operations for Gastroesophageal Reflux.- 6. Achalasia.- Section 3. Surgical Techniques: Thoracic.- 7. Robotic Lobectomy Complete Port-Access Robotic Assisted Lobectomy Utilizing 3 – Arm Technique without a Trans-Thoraric Utility Incision.- 8. Robotic Pulmonary Resection Using a Completely Portal Four-Arm Technique.- Section 4. Surgical Techniques: Stomach.- 9. Gastric Cancer: Partial, Subtotal, Total Gastrectomies/ Lymph Node Dissection for Gastric Malignancies.- Section 5. Surgical Techniques: Bariatric.- 10. Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.- 11. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy.- 12. Robotic Biliopancreatic Diversion: Robot-Assisted (Hybrid) Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch.- Section 6. Surgical Techniques: Hepatobiliary /Pancreas.- 13. Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure).- 14. Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy.- 15. Robotic Hepatic Resections: Segmentectomy, Lobectomy, Parenchymal Sparing.- Section 7. Surgical Techniques: Colon and Rectum.- 16. Robotic Right Colectomy: Four-Arm Technique.- 17. Robotic Right Colectomy: Three Arm Technique.- 18. Robotic Left Colectomy.- 19. Totally Robotic Low Anterior Resection.- 20. Robotic Hybrid Low Anterior Resection.- 21. Robotic-Assisted Extralevator Abdominoperineal Resection.- 22. Robotic Single Port Colorectal Surgery.- 23. Robotic Transanal Surgery.- Section 8. Surgical Techniques: Endocrine.- 24. Robotic Thyroidectomy and Radical Neck Dissection Using a Gasless Transaxillary Approach.- 25. Robotic Adrenalectomy.- Section 9. Surgical Techniques: Solid Organ.- 26. Robot-Assisted Splenectomy.- 27. Robotic Donor Nephrectomy and Robotic Kidney Transplant.- Section 10. Surgical Techniques: Hernias.- 28. Robot-Assisted Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair.- Section 11. Surgical Techniques: Pediatric.- 29. Pediatric Robotic Surgery.- Section 12. Surgical Techniques: Microsurgery.- 30. Robotic Assisted Microsurgery for Male Infertility and Chronic Orchialgia.- Section 13. Education and Training.- 31. Developing a Curriculum for Residents&Fellows.- 32. Challenges and Critical Elements of Setting up a Robotics Program.- 33. Professional Education: Telementoring and Teleproctoring.- Section 14. Evolving Platforms.- 34. Single Incision Platform.- 35. Tile Pro.- 36. ICG Flourescence.- Section 15. Future.- 37. Robotics and Remote Surgery: Next Step.- 38. The Future of Robotic Platforms.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA, MFA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
Description: This is a comprehensive textbook intended "to serve as a 'how to' reference of robotically performed procedures in general surgery." It is unique in providing detailed descriptions of a wide variety of robotic procedures, ranging from esophageal and thoracic through abdominal and hernia and concluding with pediatric and microsurgery. The book is lavishly illustrated with color photographs that reproduce nicely.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a practical book on a wide variety of "robotically performed procedures in general surgery." While there are many robotic surgery books on the market, most are slim monographs devoted primarily to one particular application. This book amply fulfills the objectives by including both common procedures (such as hernia repair) and uncommon ones (such as thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection) in a single volume.
Audience: The audience is practitioners and fellowship level trainees in the specialties that flow from general surgery. The authors are all credible authorities and the editor has done an excellent job of assuring consistency throughout.
Features: After a brief section of basic information about robotic surgery, the book follows the classic organizational structure of a surgery technique book. It is organized by anatomic region, starting at the thorax and continuing into the abdomen. Separate sections cover endocrine procedures and pediatric surgical applications. Several excellent chapters on training and future directions complete the book. Ample space is devoted to setup and docking positions. The color illustrations throughout are high quality. With a book of this kind, decisions must always be made as to which procedures to include. There are no breast procedures, for example, but that is reasonable given the lack of oncological data. The authors did an excellent job of selecting topics to include. It is perhaps inevitable that one wishes that videos were available, but the illustrations and diagrams do an excellent job.
Assessment: This is a very high quality book that is a cut above the typical robotic surgery textbook. I believe it will become a classic in the field.

Doody's Review Service

This is a comprehensive textbook intended ‘to serve as a ‘how to’ reference of robotically performed procedures in general surgery.’ … The audience is practitioners and fellowship level trainees in the specialties that flow from general surgery. … This is a very high quality book that is a cut above the typical robotic surgery textbook. I believe it will become a classic in the field.” (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)

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