Robotic surgery facilitates complex minimally invasive operations

摘要

Robotic surgery continues to become more prevalent and adoption of the technology is evident in many facets of surgery. Robotic esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, colon and rectal resections have increased at a faster pace compared to laparoscopic techniques, and open resections have decreased between 2010 and 2014 (1). The number of articles related to robotic surgery have increased substantially in the past 10 years, indicating ongoing strong interest in the technology. There is overwhelming evidence in the literature supporting improved post-operative recovery and decreased length of stay for minimally invasive operations, therefore there exists a strong push towards performing complex operations using minimally invasive techniques (2). A major reason for the interest in robotic surgery appears related to the facilitation of complex minimally invasive operations.