Written by an international group of pioneering leaders in robotic and telerobotic surgery, this state-of-the-art volume examines the feasibility, uses, capabilities, and limitations of this emerging technology in surgical practice and training. Chapters discuss current electronic systems for guiding laparoscopic surgery and describe the various surgical robots and telerobotic surgical systems available. Major sections review recent experience with AESOP, a voice-controlled robotic camera holder, in laparoscopic procedures and explore various telerobotic-assisted procedures in cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal, and urologic surgery. Other chapters discuss cost issues in clinical use of telerobots, credentialing for telerobotic surgery, and use of telementoring in surgical training.
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Section I: Solutions to the Limitations of Laparoscopic Surgery; Three Dimensional Video Imaging Systems; Ergonomic Requirements for Laparoscopic Instruments; Electronically and Computer Integrated Operating Rooms; Virtual Operative Fields for Surgical Stimulation; Section II: Introduction to Surgical Robots and Telerobots; AESOP: A Voice-Controlled Camera Holder; The EndoAssist Endoscopic Camera Holder; New Robotic Surgical Assistants; The Da Vinci Telerobotic Surgical System; The Zues Telerobotic Surgical System; The Next Generation of Surgical Robots; Socrates: Telementoring for Telerobotics; Cost Issues in Clinical Use of Telerobotics; Section III: Surgical Experience with AESOP: A Voice-Controlled Robotic Camera Holder; AESOP-Assisted Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery; AESOP-Assisted Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery; AESOP-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy; AESOP-Assisted Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery; Section IV: Telerobotic-Assisted Cardiothoracic Surgery; Telerobotic-Assisted Internal Mammary Artery Harvest and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Telerobotic-Assisted Cardiac Valve Surgery; Section V: Telerobotic-Assisted Gastrointestinal Surgery; Telerobotic-Assisted Antireflux Surgery Nissen Fundoplication; Telerobotic-Assisted Gastric Surgery; Telerobotic-Assisted Pancreatic Surgery; Telerobotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery; Telerobotic-Assisted Colorectal Surgery; Telerobotic-Assisted Pediatric Surgery; Using Telerobots as Assistant Surgeons; Section VI: Telerobotic-Assisted Urology; Telerobotic-Assisted Nephrectomy; Telerobotic-Assisted Prostatectomy; Section VII: Telerobotics, Telemedicine, and Telementoring; Credentialing and Privileging of Telerobotic Surgery; The Virtual University: Telemedicine and Telementoring; Telementoring Surgery in Third World Countries; Virtual Systems for Simulated Surgical Resident Training
