title: The first korean experience of telemanipulative robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the da vinci system.
abstract: With the advancement of laparoscopic instruments and computer sciences, complex surgical procedures are expected to be safely performed by robot assisted telemanipulative laparoscopic surgery. The da Vinci system (Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, CA, USA) became available at the many surgical fields. The wrist like movements of the instrument's tip, as well as 3-dimensional vision, could be expected to facilitate more complex laparoscopic procedure. Here, we present the first Korean experience of da Vinci robotic assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy and discuss the introduction and perspectives of this robotic system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Moo
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hoon Sang
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Woo Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hyeung
authors.forename: Kyung Sik
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Sub
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Woo Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byong Ro
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome