title: Robotic platforms for general and colorectal surgery.
abstract: Surgeons are increasingly turning to new technologies to help them overcome the barriers imposed by minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Robotics is an enabling technology with obvious applications to MIS. This manuscript looks at robotic platforms for general surgical application and explores the advantages, limitations and possible future roles.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Sciences, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. d.g.jayne@leeds.ac.uk
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Jayne
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Culmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barrie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hewson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neville
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*