Introduction Pediatric general and thoracic surgical conditions cover a wide range of diagnoses that span the breadth of being congenital, infectious, malignant, or acquired. The combination of increasing surgeon experience…

Introduction Bariatric surgery represents a field in which one operation can “cure” a patient of numerous medical comorbidities and is the only proven method that results in long-term weight loss…

Introduction Foregut surgery is a broad term that encompasses a range of disease pathology and procedures. In this chapter, we will discuss the basic construct and robotic technique for four…

Introduction Following the results of multiple randomized controlled trials demonstrating improved short-term outcomes and equivalent oncologic outcomes compared to an open approach, laparoscopic colectomy has become the operation of choice…

Introduction Surgery for low rectal cancer is technically challenging. Traditionally, low rectal cancers were treated with either transanal excision, at the risk of compromising oncologic outcomes, or abdominoperineal resection (APR),…

Introduction Indications for robotic sigmoid colectomy in diverticular disease Diverticular disease is common and increasing in incidence worldwide. The main site of disease in the Western world is the sigmoid,…

Introduction Primary surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy has long been accepted as the standard treatment plan for cure for the majority of head and neck cancers, including oropharyngeal and supraglottic cancer….

Introduction The hypopharynx and supraglottic larynx are unique parts of the upper aerodigestive tract. These sites are critical to the functions of airway, speech, and swallowing. Therefore malignancy at these…

Introduction Augmentation cystoplasty is traditionally indicated for small-capacity, poorly compliant bladders, refractory to more conservative treatment strategies. Aggressive pharmacological therapies with anticholinergics or β3-mimetic drugs, intradetrusor injections of botulinum toxin,…

Introduction The original robot-assisted hysterectomy was first published in the World Journal of Surgery in 2001. Nearly 4 years later, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use…