Robotic platforms for general and colorectal surgery
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 adva...
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Published in | Colorectal disease Vol. 13; no. s7; pp. 78 - 82 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.11.2011
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:CODI2788 istex:93EA1C083197DCBB182D55C065A5564BCC724078 ark:/67375/WNG-7DKNDX47-V Supplementary video content relevant to this manuscript is available at . http://www.fusionsummit.co.uk ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 1462-8910 1463-1318 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02788.x |