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Implementation of Robotic Surgery in a Pediatric Hospital: Lessons Learned
Author(s) -
Henri Steyaert,
E. Van Der Veken,
Luc Joyeux
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of laparoendoscopic and advanced surgical techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.588
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1557-9034
pISSN - 1092-6429
DOI - 10.1089/lap.2018.0426
Subject(s) - medicine , robotic surgery , surgery , invasive surgery , general surgery , medical physics
Since the late 1980s, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been one of the fastest growing approaches for surgical procedures. However, its development has reached a plateau. One of the reasons is the difficulty to operate on more complex cases, such as neonatal procedures. Some experts report outstanding outcomes for complex operations, but not all surgeons may be able to achieve the same results. Is robotic surgery (RS) a solution?

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