title: Early experience with telemanipulative robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy using da Vinci.
abstract: In the past decade, robot-assisted surgery has become increasingly used to assist in minimally invasive surgical procedures. In this article we review the evolution of robotic devices, from the first use of an industrial robot for stereotactic biopsies to pioneering work with robots used for hip and prostate surgery, to the development of robotic guidance systems that enabled solo endoscopic surgery, to telemanipulative surgery with master-servant computer-enhanced robotic devices. In addition, we review our early experience with da Vinci Robotic Surgical Systems (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.), which we used to perform robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
authors: Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University Health Systems-Pitt Memorial Hospital, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA. VBK569@AOL.COM
authors: Victor B
authors: VB
authors: Kim
authors: William H H
authors: WH
authors: Chapman
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Albrecht
authors: B Marcus
authors: BM
authors: Bailey
authors: James A
authors: JA
authors: Young
authors: L Wiley
authors: LW
authors: Nifong
authors: W Randolph
authors: WR
authors: Chitwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors