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Milestones in robotic colorectal surgery development: an historical overview

Solafah AbdallaPaschalis GavriilidisPietro GenovaGianni PantusoNicola De’angelisRiccardo MemeoFederica Gaiani

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medicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generalebusiness.industryGeneral surgerymedicineRobotic surgeryRobotic surgery colorectal surgery historybusinessColorectal surgery

description

The present article is a historical review intended to trace the most important phases in the development of robotic surgical technology, with a special focus on colorectal surgery. The initial section considers the origin and some etymological aspects of the word “robot”. Then, a historical overview traces the development of robotic technology in industry and its implementation within the operating theatres. Finally, the first publications concerning robot-assisted colon and rectal surgery are reported together with a brief state of the art about this issue.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-01-07
10.20517/2574-1225.2019.30http://hdl.handle.net/10447/402540