| Summary: | This textbook covers all fields of surgery that currently use robotic platforms to facilitate a minimally-invasive approach to procedures. In addition to the background, training, and economics of robotic surgery, this textbook details the technical approach to general surgery, gynecology, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, plastics, otolaryngology, military surgery, and future robotic platforms. Each chapter includes a literature review, preoperative planning, setup, procedural steps, and postoperative care of each surgical disease that has been managed with robotics. The target audience for this textbook spans a wide breadth, including surgeons, both skilled and new to robotics, residents-in-training, medical students, nurses, surgical technologists, hospital administrators, and even patients seeking to understand more about their options for the robotic-assisted surgical management of disease. Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Comprehensive Textbook provides an authoritative resource on the latest knowledge and techniques from established experts and pioneers in the area of robotic surgery
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