Laparoscopic and robot-Assisted laparoscopic digestive surgery: Present and future directions

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1975-2004

  Rodríguez Sanjuán, Juan C ^a,b   Gómez Ruiz, Marcos ^a,b   Trugeda Carrera, Soledad ^a,b   Manuel Palazuelos, Carlos ^a,b   López Useros, Antonio ^a,b   Gómez Fleitas, Manuel ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Esophagectomy; Gastrectomy; Laparoscopic training; Laparoscopy; Liver resection; Obesity surgery; Pancreatectomy; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON; GASTRECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER; PANCREAS; ROBOTICS; SKILL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGERY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MASS COMMUNICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84956647000     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.1975     Document Type: Review

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