Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
As we have seen with most other traditional operations, esophagectomy has also been shown to be feasible in a minimally invasive fashion. Robotic assistance offers the same benefits normally expected when applied in other procedures. In the case of esopha
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Robotics in General Surgery
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Robotics in General Surgery
Keith Chae Kim Editor
Robotics in General Surgery
Editor Keith Chae Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S. Metabolic Medicine and Surgery Institute Florida Hospital Celebration Health Celebration, FL, USA
ISBN 978-1-4614-8738-8 ISBN 978-1-4614-8739-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8739-5 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013949142 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
There are many people who have been instrumental in the publication of this book and others who have been essential in creating the circumstances that led me to embrace robotic surgery. Thank you. I dedicate this book to Ella, Alex, Jennifer, John, Cathy, Sofia, and Young, and especially to my parents, Sun Tok Kim, my mother, and Kwi Hyon Kim, my father, who have taught me through their actions that hard work and perseverance have no equal.
Preface
Robotic surgery will prove to be the most significant advance in surgery for this generation of surgeons and the next few generations to come. The current platform, the da Vinci system, is the product of an evolution from the US Department of Defense’s efforts to produce telerobotic capabilities in
