In vivo microrobots for natural orifice transluminal surgery. Current status and future perspectives

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-129

  Forgione, A ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooperative surgical robots; Endoluminal surgery; In vivo robotic surgery; Micro robots; Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS;

ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; ROBOTICS; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 67349149345     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2008.12.006     Document Type: Review

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