title: Preface to topic "Robotic surgery for hepato-biliary-pancreatic (HBP) surgery".
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. kenoki@surg1.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kenoki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohuchida
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashizume
mesh_terms: D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation