title: Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer: report of the first case in Hong Kong and China with an updated literature review.
abstract: Telerobotic surgery is the most advanced development in the field of minimally invasive surgery. The da Vinci surgical system, which is currently the most widely used telerobotic device, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States of America for clinical use in all abdominal operations in July 2000. The first da Vinci surgical system in China was installed in November 2005 at our institution. We herein report the first telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection using the 3-arm da Vinci surgical system for low rectal cancer in Hong Kong and China, which was performed in August 2006. The operative time and blood loss were 240 min and 200 mL, respectively. There was no complication, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day five. An updated review of published literature on telerobotic-assisted colorectal surgery is included in this report, with special emphasis on its advantages and limitations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. simonng@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Simon Siu-Man
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Janet Fung-Yee
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Raymond Ying-Chang
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Yiu
authors.forename: Jimmy Chak-Man
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sophie Sok-Fei
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hon
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome