Robotic thoracic surgery
Introduction The minimally invasive journey in thoracic surgery now includes robotics. This has largely been dominated by the da Vinci platform, although newer devices from Johnson & Johnson, Cambridge, Medronic,…
Ureteral reimplantation, bladder diverticulectomy, prostatic utricular resection, bladder augmentation, continent catheterizable channel
Ureteral reimplantation (ureteroneocystostomy) Introduction Ureteral reimplantation remains the gold standard for correction of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) refractory to nonoperative or endoscopic management. In the United States, traditional open reimplantation has…
Robot-assisted laparoscopic urologic upper urinary tract reconstruction
Introduction Since the advent of the da Vinci robotic platform in 2000, robot-assisted procedures have become the standard of care in many adult urologic procedures. Adoption of the robotic platform…
Robotic cardiac surgery
Introduction Cardiac surgery was one of the first surgical specialties that was envisioned to be ideal for robotic surgery. While the breadth of cardiac applications has been not as broad…
Robotic surgery in pediatric otolaryngology—head and neck surgery
Introduction Robotic surgery provides enhanced visualization and maneuverability within the oropharynx and supraglottic larynx and enables a minimally invasive approach to lesions that would otherwise require conventional endoscopic or open…
Hepatectomy, cholecystectomy, and biliary reconstruction
Introduction Malignancies of the hepatobiliary system can only be cured by resectional treatment, despite the advent of modern chemotherapeutic agents. Ablation and liver transplantation can provide a cure for certain…
Whipple’s operation and distal pancreatectomy
Introduction Over the past three decades, the evolution of minimally invasive surgery has paved the way for performing complex abdominal operations. Although the implementation of laparoscopic surgery was incorporated in…
Inguinal, ventral, and parastomal hernias
Inguinal hernia Introduction Inguinal hernia remains a very common surgical problem with a lifetime risk of nearly 25% in men and 3% in women. Given the prevalence, nearly 20 million…
Robotic abdominal and thoracic surgery in children
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…
Robot bariatric surgery
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…
