- Describes the full spectrum of robotic general surgery techniques
- Step-by-step cases description, tips and tricks, and information on complication are provided
- This is an open access book
This is an open access book.
Colorectal surgery is one of the most performed procedures in dedicated colorectal and general surgery units worldwide. In the last two decades, the minimally invasive laparoscopic approach has become very popular worldwide, attracting great interest among patients (lower risk of infection, less pain, and faster recovery) and demonstrating excellent oncological results.
Technology is improving rapidly, offering revolutionary innovations, particularly with the advent of robotic surgery, which offers important advantages over laparoscopy for both surgeons and patients: improved ergonomics, wristed instruments, and a better vision. These advantages may be particularly useful for more complex and challenging situations (complete mesocolic excision, low rectal cancer, one-stage treatment of colorectal and liver metastases, etc.), translating into potential improved surgical and oncological results.
Although several books have been published on the subject, the great interest in robotic surgery makes it mandatory, in our opinion, to have a general update in view of the latest technical innovations and the results of the most relevant and recent literature.
The book is divided into chapters dealing with the different colorectal segments with their robotic surgical operations and specific technical variants. The new frontiers of benign and emergency colorectal diseases are also considered, as well as the new robotic platforms recently introduced in the healthcare market. Some of them, such as the da Vinci SP single port device, may represent a revolutionary approach for this surgery. Training and cost aspects were also considered.
Table of Contents- The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery in the Last 20 Years
- Survey: Italian Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Training in Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Costs in Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Robotic Right Hemicolectomy, Medial-to-Lateral Approach
- Robotic Right Colectomy: The Bottom-Up Approach
- Robotic Right Colectomy with Complete Mesocolic Excision and Central Vascular Ligation. Extended Right Colectomy
- Robotic Splenic Flexure and Segmental Transverse Resections
- Robotic Left Colectomy
- Robotic Nerve-Sparing Total Mesorectal Excision
- Robotic Intersphincteric Resection and Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Cancer
- Robotic Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Low Rectal Cancer
- Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: From Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery to Robotic Surgery
- Robotic-Assisted One-Stage Resection of Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastases
- Multiquadrant and Multiorgan Robotic Surgery with the da Vinci Xi
- Robotic Surgery for Diverticular Disease
- Robotic Hartmann’s Reversal
- Robotic Ventral Rectopexy for Rectal Prolapse
- Robotic Treatment of Colorectal Endometriosis
- Robotic Colorectal Surgery with the da Vinci SP
- Robotic Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Total Colectomy
- Robotic Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly
- Robotic Procedure for Rare Rectal Conditions: GIST and Tailgut Cysts
- Indocyanine Green-Enhanced Fluorescence-Guided Surgery: Lymphatic Navigation, Perfusion Evaluation and Future Perspectives
- New Robotic Platforms
