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I Saad,Kr Chysna,M Joshi,S Abunnaja

doi:10.13172/2053-3225-1-1-716

Abstract

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Highlights

In 1979, the Robot Institute of America defined ‘robot’ as a machine comprised of four characteristics it is ‘reprogrammable’; it is capable of manipulating materials, parts and tools; it performs ‘programmed’ movements and it possesses the ability to perform more than one task
Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy is a safe and feasible procedure, even in a community hospital setting, based on current preliminary work done both in Europe and in the United States
Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy is comparable to laparoscopic approach, in terms of conversion to open and complication rates

Summary

Introduction

The rapid ascent of laparoscopic surgery in the 1980’s was largely driven by the number of people who requested it[1]. A recent upgrade used by our institution is the use of the single site upgrade by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., which is a single-port system, comprised of several cannula lumens where the insufflator, camera and instruments can all be placed (Figure 4) This add-on to the da Vinci, further reduces the invasiveness of the procedure by requiring only one small incision near the umbilicus, better cosmesis[16]. The overall docking for a robotic-assisted single-port cholecystectomy does not significantly increase operating time as demonstrated by Iranmanesh et al.[29] and docking of the da Vinci is a rapidly learned process[29] Despite these promising outcomes, the question of whether roboticassisted single-port cholecystectomy remains cost-effective and safer compared to traditional laparoscopic methods, remains unanswered

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