Robotic assisted surgery in gynecology: Current insights and future perspectives

Recent Patents on Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-24

  Tinelli, Andrea ^a   Malvasi, Antonio ^b   Gustapane, Sarah ^c   Buscarini, Maurizio ^d   Gill, Indy S ^e   Stark, Michael ^f,g   Nezhat, Farr R ^h,i   Mettler, Liselotte ^j  

^a VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Santa Maria Hospital   (Italy)

^c Ss Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f New European Surgical Academy NESA   (Germany)

^g USP Hospital   (Spain)

^h ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Assisted robotic surgery; Da vinci; Endoscopy; Fibroid; Gynecological cancer; Gynecological surgery; Intraoperative complications; Laparoscopy; Myoma; Oncology; Postoperative compliance; Robotics; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

LAPAROSCOPY; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

ASSISTED ROBOTIC SURGERY; DA VINCI; FIBROID; GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER; GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY; INTRA-OPERATIVE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; MYOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLIANCE; ROBOTICS SURGERY; SURGICAL OUTCOME;

ROBOTIC SURGERY;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYOMECTOMY; PATENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956212335     PISSN: 18722083     EISSN: 18722083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187220811795655913     Document Type: Article

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