Robotic-assisted surgery : Balancing evidence and implementation
Mené sur 471 patients atteints d'un cancer du rectum traité par résection (âge moyen : 64,9 ans), cet essai compare, du point de vue du taux de laparotomies nécessaires après traitement et du taux de complications intra- et post-opératoires, l'intérêt de deux techniques de chirurgie laparoscopique, l'une assistée par robot et l'autre non
More recently, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as an alternative minimally invasive surgical option. In essence, laparoscopic instrumentation is connected to a robotic device that is controlled by a surgeon seated at a remote console. Robotic-assisted technology allows for 3-dimensional visualization, enhanced range of motion of the instrumentation, and improved surgeon ergonomics. Robotically assisted surgery first gained prominence for performance of radical prostatectomy, a procedure in which laparoscopic surgery was rarely performed.2 Since the use of the surgical robot for prostatectomy, the technology has been studied and promoted for a variety of other procedures.3- 5
JAMA , éditorial, 2016