Wilson E B
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Scand J Surg. 2009;98(2):125-9. doi: 10.1177/145749690909800208.
Surgical robotics in general surgery has a relatively short but very interesting evolution. Just as minimally invasive and laparoscopic techniques have radically changed general surgery and fractionated it into subspecialization, robotic technology is likely to repeat the process of fractionation even further. Though it appears that robotics is growing more quickly in other specialties, the changes digital platforms are causing in the general surgical arena are likely to permanently alter general surgery. This review examines the evolution of robotics in minimally invasive general surgery looking forward to a time where robotics platforms will be fundamental to elective general surgery. Learning curves and adoption techniques are explored. Foregut, hepatobiliary, endocrine, colorectal, and bariatric surgery will be examined as growth areas for robotics, as well as revealing the current uses of this technology.
普通外科中的手术机器人技术发展历程相对较短，但却非常有趣。正如微创和腹腔镜技术彻底改变了普通外科并将其细分为多个亚专业一样，机器人技术很可能会进一步重复这种细分过程。尽管看起来机器人技术在其他专科发展得更快，但数字平台在普通外科领域所引发的变革很可能会永久性地改变普通外科。这篇综述探讨了微创普通外科中机器人技术的发展历程，展望机器人平台将成为择期普通外科基础的时代。文中还探讨了学习曲线和应用技术。前肠、肝胆、内分泌、结直肠和减重手术将作为机器人技术的增长领域进行研究，同时也会揭示该技术的当前应用情况。
