Main description:

The first edition of Robotic Surgery was written only a decade after the introduction of robotic technology. It was the first comprehensive robotic surgery reference and represented the early pioneering look ahead to the future of surgery. Building upon its success, this successor edition serves as a complete multi-specialty sourcebook for robotic surgery. It seeks to explore an in-depth look into surgical robotics and remote technologies leading to the goal of achieving the benefits of traditional surgery with the least disruption to the normal functions of the human body. Written by experts in the field, chapters cover the fundamental principles of robotic surgery and provide clear instruction on their clinical application and long term results. Most notably, one chapter on "The Blueprint for the Establishment of a Successful Robotic Surgery Program: Lessons from Admiral Hymen R. Rickover and the Nuclear Navy" outlines the many valuable lessons from the transformative change which was brought about by the introduction of nuclear technology into the conventional navy with Safety as the singular goal of the change process. Robotics represents a monumental triumph of surgical technology. Undoubtedly, the safety of the patient will be the ultimate determinant of its success.
The second edition of Robotic Surgery aims to erase the artificial boundaries of specialization based on regional anatomy and serves as a comprehensive multispecialty reference for all robot surgeons. It allows them to contemplate crossing boundaries which are historically defined by traditional open surgery.

Contents:

The Journey from Video assisted Surgery to Robotics.- The Unintended Benefits of Robotics: Opening a new vista to understanding disease: "What you see is what you know before you looked".- History of Minimally Invasive Techniques and Their Impact on Surgery.- History of Robotic Surgery.- The Future of Robotic Surgery.- Cost Analysis of Robotics.- Political and Legal Aspects of Robotics.- Financial Considerations of Implementing A Robotic Program.- Starting A Robotics Program at an Institution: The Celebration Experience.- Starting A Robotics Program at an Institution: The Alabama, NYU Experience.- Robotics in a Community Hospital.- Robot Setup and Operating Room Design.- Anesthesia for Robotic Surgery.- Physiologic benefits of Minimally Invasive Surgery.- The future Robots: Medtronic, Verb, Medicaroid, Transenterics, etc..- Building a foundation for a successful robotic surgery program.- Update on Worldwide published data on Robotic Thoracic Surgery.- Basic Steps in setting up a robotic thoracic surgery program.- Robotic Thoracic Surgery Finances, Hospital Administrator's perspective.- Efficiency of Systems in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.- Instrumentation, Energy Devices, Staplers.- Patient Positioning and Docking, Room Setup.- Options for Robotic Lung Resection:.- Port Placement, Sequence of Operation, exposures:.- Mediastinal Nodal Dissection and Approach to the Fissure.- Right Upper Lobectomy.- Right Middle Lobectomy.- Right Lower Lobectomy.- Left Upper Lobectomy.- Left Lower Lobectomy.- Robotic Upper Lobe Segmentectomy, Right Lung.- Robotic Upper Lobe Segmentectomies , Left Lung.- Robotic Segmentectomy Lower Lobes.- Robotic Segmentectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer; Case series.- Robotic Sleeve Resection.- Robotic Chest Wall Resection.- Conversions, management of bleeding by thoracotomy.- Management of Bleeding: Robotic Techniques.- Robotic Mediastinal Mass Resection: Options and Approaches.- Robotic Thymectomy.- Robotic Thymectomy Early Stage, right and left approaches.- Robotic Thymectomy : Advanced resections.- Robotic First Rib Resection.- Robotic Approach to Posterior Mediastinum.- Robotic Diaphragmatic Plication.- Robotic Selective Dorsal Sympatectomy.- Approach to Benign Foregut Operations.- Approach to Malignant Esophageal Operations.- Objective Diagnosis of Reflux Disease: The Role of Preoperative Testing in Determining the Success of Antireflux Surgery.- Robotic Valvuloplasty for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Robotic Nissen.- Robotic Nissen compared to Laparoscopic Nissen.- Robotic Gastric Bypass as an AntiReflux Procedure.- Endoluminal Antireflux Surgery and Robotics.- Pediatric Robotic Antireflux Surgery.- Robotic laparoscopic Lateral Heller Myotomy.- Robotic laparoscopic anterior Heller Myotomy.- Paraesophageal Hernia Repair.- Robotic Anatomic Repair of Giant hiatal Hernias.- Robotics of the treatment of Esophageal Motility Disorders.- Robotic Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy, The Thoracic Approach.- Robotic Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy, The Abdominal Approach.- Robotic Esophagectomy: The Brazilian Experience.- Transhiatal Esophagectomy.- Hybrid Esophagectomy.- Robotic Intrathoracic Anastomosis.- Robotic McKeown Esophagectomy.- Robotic Anastamotic approaches.- Totally Robotic Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy.- Robotic Assisted Adjustable Gastric Band Placement.- Robotic Assisted Gastric Bypass.- Learning Curve for Lap Roux en Y GBP.- Robotic Biliopancreatic diversion and duodenal switch.- Robotic Sleeves.- Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery.- How to Sustain and Expand a Robotic Bariatric Surgery Program.- Robotic Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair.- Robotic Surgery for Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome.- Redo Fundoplication.- Gastric Resection.- Liver Resection.- Pancreas Resection.- SIRS Cholecystectomy.- Donor Nephrectomy.- Complex biliary surgery.- Robotic adrenalectomy.- Small Bowel Resection.- Robot Assisted Lap Bile Duct Exploration with Choledochal Duodenal Bypass.- Gallbladder cancer.- Ventral Hernia Repair.- Should I convert, a collection of difficult cases:.- History of Urologic Surgery.- Evolution of Robotic Surgery: Past, Present, and Future.- Launching a Successful Robotic Program.- Training and Credentialing in Robotic Urological Surgery.- Robotics Training: An Interdisciplinary Continuum for Success.- Neoplastic Prostate Pathology for the practicing Urologist: When to Call Your Pathologist about the Pathology Results.- Assessing the Learning Curve for Prostate Cancer Surgery.- Evidence-Based Critical Analysis of Robotic Prostatectomy Outcomes.- Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: How to Start and How to Get Better.- Examining the Learning Curve of Robotic Surgery.- Transitioning from Open to Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Look Back.- Patient Positioning and Trocar Placement for Robotic Urologic Procedures.- Difficult Peritoneal Access.- Key Elements to Approaching Difficult Cases in Robotic Urologic Surgery.- Tips and Tricks for Robotic Prostatectomy: A Step-By-Step Approach.- Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: The Extraperitoneal Approach.- Factors Influencing Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Search for the Trifecta.- Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Urinary Continence.- Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Potency.- Improving Oncologic Outcomes After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy.- Management of Positive Surgical Margins Following Radical Prostatectomy.- Prevention and Management of Complications During Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.- Robotic Simple Prostatectomy: Technical Considerations and Outcomes.- Salvage Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (SRARP).- Robot-Assisted Radical Nephroureterectomy.- Renal Anatomy, Physiology and Its Clinical Relevance to Nephrectomy.- Renal Anatomy, Physiology and Its Clinical Relevance to Partial Nephrectomy.- Renal Ischemia and Approach to the Renal Hilum: Tips and Tricks.- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy.- Outcomes of Robotic Radical and Partial Nephrectomy.- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Improving Clinical and Oncologic Outcomes.- Current Status of Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty in the Adult.- Robot-Assisted Ureteral Reimplantation.- The Role of Robotics for Adrenal Surgery.- Step-by-Step Approach to Robotic Cystectomy and Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion.- Step-by-Step Approach to Robotic Cystectomy and Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion.- Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: A Step-by-Step Approach.- Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy.- Complications After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion: New Approach Same Old Foe.- Robotic Surgical Management of Urinary Fistulae.- Pediatric Urologic Robotic Surgery.- Robotic Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter in the Pediatric Population.- Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic ileocystoplasty and Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy: Technique and Initial Experience.- Robotic Microsurgery.- Managing Erectile Dysfunction After Robotic Prostatectomy: Role of Penile Rehabilitation.- Preparation of the Operating Room, Back Table and Surgical Team.- Role of the Robotic Surgical Assistant.- Marketing of a Robotic Surgical Program.- History of Gynecological Surgery.- Port Placement.- Robotic Myomectomy.- Robotic Surgery for Pelvic Endometriosis.- Robotic Surgery for Extragenital Endometriosis.- Robotic Presacral Neurectomy.- Robotic Hysterectomy.- Robotic Adnexal Surgery.- Robotic Tubal Anastomosis.- Robotic Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery.- Robotic Radical Hysterectomy.- Robotic Pelvic and Periaortic Lymph Node Dissection.- Management of Ovarian Cancer.- Complications.- Perfusion techniques and cardioplegia in robotic cardiac surgery.- Robotically assisted atrial septal defect repair.- Robotic mitral valve repair.- Robotically assisted aortic valve replacement.- Robotically assisted resection of cardiac tumors.- Robotically assisted coronary artery bypass grafting through minithoracotomy.- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart - suture technique.- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart using automated connector device.- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting - arrested heart techniques.- Robotic techniques in hybrid coronary interventions.- Robotic Assisted TME for Rectal Cancer.- Optimizing Sexual and Urinary Outcomes in Robotic TME.- Robotic Segmental Colectomy.- Robotic Single Incision Colectomy.- Robotics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Robotic Assisted Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- Training and Credentialing in Robotics.- The Future of Robotics in Colorectal Surgery.- Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillary and Breast Approach.- Thyroidectomy: Transaxillary approach.- Thyroidectomy: Endoscopic approach.- Base of Tongue.- Management of Sleep Apnea.- Basal Tonsillar Neoplasms.- Supraglottic Neoplasms.- Parapharyngeal Space.- Transoral.- Transnasal Endoscopic.- Future of Robotic in Otolaryngological Surgery.- History of Vascular Laparoscopic Surgery.- Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery.- Surgical Approach.- Robotic Vascular Surgery.- Advantages and Disadvantages of the Robot-Assisted Vascular Surgery.- Discussion.- Conclusion.- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery.- Pediatric General Surgery.- Pediatric Urological Surgery.- Future of Robotic Pediatric Surgery.- Use of Mazor Robot in Spine Surgery.- Developments in Orthopedics Robotics.