Handbook of Robotic Surgery

Table of Contents

Part I- Introduction, technology basics, evolution and next frontiers of surgical robots
I-Introduction:
Introduction
History of Robotic Surgery

II-Technology

II.I- Machines: basic technical aspects
Kinematics concepts: state of the art
Robotic manipulators
Haptics and surgical feedbacks
Navigation and calibration in robotic surgery
Virtual reality and 3-D possibilities in robotic surgery
Fluorescence guided robotic surgery
Ultrasound guidance in robotic surgery, actual and future possibilities
Staplers in robotic surgery
Electrosurgery/energy in robotic surgery
Safety alarms
Da Vinci Systems evolution

II-Machines: technological evolutions and next frontiers
Actual competitive and new models of surgical robots
Artificial muscles and robotic dedicated materials
New frontiers of robotic and remote technologies
Duty Split, cooperation in manipulation and remote-mode operation assistance
Retrieval bags and morcellators what is the future?
Single port robotic surgery: concept, actual application and future limits
Robotic applications of Image-guided therapies
Artificial Intelligence and robotic surgery
Robotic for prostate biopsy, focal ablative therapies for prostate cancer

Part II- Education, safety, ethical and administrative aspects for a successful robotic program
III- Education and development of robotic surgical teams
The formation and the training of robotic surgeons
Surgical training with simulators for robotic surgery
Proctoring and teleproctoring in robotic surgery
Development and structuring of a nursery robotic team
Mentoring in robotic surgery
Leadership and conduction of a robotic surgery team

IV- Peri-operative care & safety surgery
Considerations for anaesthesiology in robotic assisted surgeries
Perioperative nursing care and patient positioning in robotic surgery
Human operator factors affecting robotic surgery
Organizational level functions aiming the patient safety
Cleaning and sterilization of surgical robotic Instruments
How the scrub nurses must prepare the robotic surgical instruments?

IV.I- Prevention of complications and surgical accidents
Complications of robotic surgery (related to patient positioning, or robot malfunctioning): causes and solutions
Troubleshooting in robotic surgery for complications prevention
Identifying patients related factors for surgical complications
Robotic surgery after previous abdominal surgeries

V- Administrative and business aspects of robotic surgery
Cost- effectiveness analysis of robotic surgery in its third decade
The role of biomedical engineer in a robotic program: conceptualization, devices choice, hospital facilities preparation, technical assistance, etc.
Robotics in developing countries: actual and future scenario
Certification and credentialing for robotic surgery
Robotic surgery advantages
Disadvantages of robotic surgery
Ethics and legal aspects of robotic surgery

Part III- The current and future clinic applications of robotic surgery among medical specialties
VI- Clinical use of robotic surgery

VI.I- Urology
Urology-robotic surgery for kidney and upper tract
Urology-robotic prostate surgery
Urology-robotic bladder surgery
Urology- robotic urinary diversion
Urology-pelvic lymphadenectomy
Urology robotic retroperitoneal surgery
Urology- robotic Inguinal lymphadenectomy
Urology- robotic reconstructive Urology

VI.II Head and Neck and Otolaryngology
Head and neck and transoral robotic surgery
Robotic Neck lymph node dissections
Otolaryngology: sleep apnea and benign diseases robotic surgery

VI.III- Thoracic & Cardiovascular robotic surgery
Thoracic robotic surgery
Cardiovascular robotic surgery

VI.IV- General Surgery & Digestive System
Esophagus/foregut robotic surgery
Bariatric robotic surgery
Liver and biliary tract robotic surgery
General abdominal robotic surgery
Abdominal wall robotic surgery
Colorectal robotic surgery

VI.V- Gynecology and Breast surgery
Gynecologic robotic surgery
Endometriosis and robotic surgery
Breast robotic surgery

VI.VI Pediatric Robotic surgery
Pediatric robotic surgery for benign diseases
Pediatric robotic surgery for malignancies

VI.VII- Organ's Transplantations
Urology- robotic kidney transplantation
Abdominal-organs robotic organs transplantation (except kidney)

VI.VIII- Orthopedy and Neurosurgery
Orthopaedic joint and hip robotic surgery
Spinal Robotic Surgery
Cranial Robotic neurosurgery

VI.VII- Microsurgery & Plastic Surgery
Robotic reconstructive microsurgery
Robotic hair transplantation

Authors

St�nio de C�ssio Zequi Chairman of the Urologic Department and Referral Center for Urological Tumors, Director, Reference Center in Urology and the Urology Center, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, S�o Paulo, Brazil. St�nio de C�ssio Zequi is chairman of the Urologic Department and Referral Center for Urological Tumors, and director of the Reference Center in Urology and the Urology Center at A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, in S�o Paulo, Brazil. He has experience in Urological Surgery and Urology Oncology, Robotics, and HIFU, and is interested in research into prognostic factors and epidemiological factors in urologic cancer. Dr. Zequi is an editorial board member of leading scientific journals and associations such as the KCA Journal (Kidney Cancer Journal), AUA-American Urological Association, SIU Soci�t� Internationale D' Urologie, and the Brazilian Society of Oncological Surgery. Hongliang Ren Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. Hongliang Ren is an associate professor at the Electronic Engineering Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong and adjunct associate professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore. He served as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science & Engineering (T-ASE) and Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (MBEC). He has navigated his academic journey through the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Johns Hopkins University, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Children's National Medical Center, United States, and the National University of Singapore. He is currently Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Singapore. His areas of interest include biorobotics, intelligent control, medical mechatronics, soft continuum robots, soft sensors, and multisensory learning in medical robotics.