Robotic laparoscopic surgery with the da Vinci® system: an early experience.
Theoretically, robotic surgery is likely to overcome the intrinsic limitations of laparoscopic surgery, such as a view not under the direct surgeon's control, two-dimensional imaging, and limited motion of instruments. In this chapter, the preliminary experience with a robotic laparoscopic surgery system in the Surgical Department of the Alessandria Hospital, Italy, is reported. From November 2005 to August 2007, a total of 162 laparoscopic robotic operations were performed, in which robotic surgery was found to be feasible and safe. It takes a longer time than standard laparoscopy but seems able to reduce the need of a steep learning curve.
Spinoglio
Giuseppe
G
Department of Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio Hospital Alessandria, Italy.
Summa
Massimo
M
Priora
Fabio
F
Quarati
Raoul
R
Testa
Silvio
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult