title: Robotic surgery: a review.
abstract: Minimally invasive techniques have revolutionized surgery by reducing surgical trauma and therefore hospital stay and subsequently cost. There are limitations, however. Robot-assisted surgery endeavours to minimize these technical hindrances and so allow better, more precise surgical practise while still minimizing surgical trauma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St. Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Purkayastha
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casula
authors.forename: Ara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darzi
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends