robotic surgery

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Procedure

surgeons view the operative on a display monitor
surgeons direct robotic devices capable of:
- cutting
- tying knots
- cauterizing

Obstacles:

1st successful transatlantic robotic cholecystectomy reported (see reference)
robotic surgery associated with a higher rate of urinary incontinence than radical prostatectomy^[2]
not approved to mastectomy^[4]

↑ Marescaux J et al Transatlantic robot-assisted telesurgery. Nature. 2001 Sep 27;413(6854):379-80. Erratum in: Nature 2001 Dec 13;414(6865):710. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11574874
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Barry MJ et al. Adverse effects of robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open retropubic radical prostatectomy among a nationwide random sample of Medicare-age men. J Clin Oncol 2012 Feb 10; 30:513. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22215756
Cooperberg MR et al. Outcomes for radical prostatectomy: Is it the singer, the song, or both? J Clin Oncol 2012 Feb 10; 30:476. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22215744
↑ ACOG President James T. Breeden, MD Statement on Robotic Surgery March 14, 2013 http://www.acog.org/About_ACOG/News_Room/News_Releases/2013/Statement_on_Robotic_Surgery
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 FDA Safety Alert. Feb 28, 2019 Caution When Using Robotically-Assisted Surgical Devices in Women's Health including Mastectomy and Other Cancer-Related Surgeries: FDA Safety Communication. https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm632142.htm