Terminology Abbreviation Single-incision surgery SIS Single-port surgery SPS Single-access surgery SAS laparoscopic Single-port surgery SPLS Robotic single-port surgery SPRS Single-incision laparoscopic surgery SILSa Single-incision robotic surgery SIRS Single access port…

Fig. 9.1 Ports used for robotic gastrectomy The proper placement of the ports are essential to ease of the robotic arm use during operation, and therefore, care should be taken…

Fig. 10.1 Parallel docking view showing foot of patient Fig. 10.2 Parallel docking view showing position of anesthesiologist with head of patient accessible Trocar Placement A total of five or…

Fig. 2.1 The da Vinci® Surgical System with its main components (courtesy of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.) The shared core technology of all systems offers the following distinguished features: Physical separation…

Fig. 37.1 Operative setup with the master–slave surgical robotic platform. The surgeon and control panel (master unit) are separate from patient and robotic arms (slave unit). This is the basic…

Fig. 13.1 Position of the ports during a robotic-assisted pancreatoduodenectomy in male (a) and female (b). The camera port (C) is placed to the right of the umbilicus. Robotic ports…

Fig. 7.1 (a) Layout of the external anatomy of the lower chest wall. (b) Introduction of 12-mm assistant port at confluence of anterior 10th intercostal muscle and diaphragm. (c) Port…

Fig. 8.1 Patient positioning We do not routinely use arterial lines, central lines, Foley catheters, or epidurals. The avoidance of the commonly used devices above quickens the operative setup and…

Fig. 3.1 Freedom of (a) movement and (b) instrumentation This gives the surgeon the capability of adjusting the degree of precision of his or her motions from bold to very…