Bianchi Federico, Ciuti Gastone, Koulaouzidis Anastasios, Arezzo Alberto, Stoyanov Danail, Schostek Sebastian, Oddo Calogero Maria, Menciassi Arianna, Dario Paolo
The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.
Endoscopy Unit, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Ann Transl Med. 2017 Nov;5(21):421. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.09.15.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a significant medical threat with a dramatic impact on the healthcare system with around 1.3 million patients worldwide, causing more than 700 thousand deaths annually. A key-aspect to successful and cost-effective disease management is represented by the early detection of CRC at asymptomatic stage. For this reason, population screening is highly recommended for patients older than 50 years or at high risk for familiarity. Currently, the standard endoscopic techniques do not meet this need. In recent years, innovative endoscopic robotic techniques and active locomotion devices have been developed as alternatives to conventional colonoscopy. The magnetically-driven robotic platform, presented by the authors, is conceived to perform less invasive and more comfortable colonoscopy with the aim to promote screening campaigns for detection of early colorectal neoplasm.
结直肠癌（CRC）是一项重大的医学威胁，对医疗保健系统产生了巨大影响，全球约有130万患者，每年导致70多万人死亡。成功且具成本效益的疾病管理的一个关键方面是在无症状阶段早期检测结直肠癌。因此，强烈建议对50岁以上或有家族高风险的患者进行人群筛查。目前，标准的内镜技术无法满足这一需求。近年来，已开发出创新的内镜机器人技术和主动移动设备，作为传统结肠镜检查的替代方案。作者提出的磁驱动机器人平台旨在进行侵入性较小且更舒适的结肠镜检查，以促进早期结直肠肿瘤检测的筛查活动。
