Meeting the need for a practical, data-driven reference in this rapidly advancing field,Robotic General Surgery,edited by Drs. Yuman Fong, Alessio Pigazzi, Loretta Erhunmwunsee, Dina Podolsky, and Dana Dale Portenier, presents state-of-the-art content for surgeons at all levels of training and expertise. Section One covers the history, platforms, and the organization, operating room architecture, and training issues revolving around robotic surgery; Section Two contains more than two-dozen discipline-based chapters outlining common robotic procedures in general surgery.

• Providesup-to-date discussionsof current robotic platforms; imaging and display in robotic surgery, including contrast agents and augmented reality; the robotic team; emergencies in robotic surgery; and more

• Containswell-illustrated, discipline-based coverageof hernia surgery, bariatric surgery, upper GI surgery, colorectal surgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, and thoracic, endocrine, and urologic/gynecologic procedures

• Providesnumerous tables of evidencethat summarize emerging, outcome-supported data on the advantages of robotic surgery in terms of safety and benefits to patients

• Serves as an authoritative guide for residents and fellows in training, a reference for the surgeons active in robotic surgery, and a primer for senior surgeons adapting these new technologies to their current practice
  

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Meeting the need for a practical, data-driven reference in this rapidly advancing field,Robotic General Surgery,edited by Drs. Yuman Fong, Alessio Pigazzi, Loretta Erhunmwunsee, Dina Podolsky, and Dana Dale Portenier, presents state-of-the-art content for surgeons at all levels of training and expertise. Section One covers the history, platforms, and the organization, operating room architecture, and training issues revolving around robotic surgery; Section Two contains more than two-dozen discipline-based chapters outlining common robotic procedures in general surgery.