| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 159 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Overview of Robotic Surgery -- The da Vinci Surgical® Systems -- Development of Robotic Systems -- Robotic Surgery in Urology -- Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer -- Esophageal Cancer Surgery -- Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection for Advanced Rectal Cancer: Current Debates and Use of the Robotic Approach -- Cardiac Surgery: Overview -- Robotically Assisted Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting -- Robotic Surgery for Mitral Valve Disease -- Robotic Surgery in General Thoracic Surgery -- Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy |
| Summary |
Thanks to the advent of leading-edge technologies, there is a new cross-sectional field of surgery: robotic surgery. Due to the rapid development of robotic surgery systems such as da Vinci, there is a great need to refresh one's knowledge every day. This book covers all surgical areas: urological surgery, digestive surgery, and cardiac surgery in addition to mitral valvular disease. It also summarizes the most current topics in robotic surgery addressed by well-known experts from around the world. These specialists' expertise provides useful insights into modern educational techniques for the latest trends in surgery-knowledge that will be valuable to students, residents, and experts who are eager to learn more about advanced medical care including da Vinci as a cross-cutting surgical device, even if it lies outside their specialty field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 4, 2014) |
| Subject |
Surgical robots.
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Robotics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Watanabe, Tengai, editor
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| ISBN |
9784431548539 (electronic bk.) |
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443154853X (electronic bk.) |
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4431548521 (print) |
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9784431548522 (print) |
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