Oki Eiji, Ando Koji, Ota Mitsuhiko, Morohashi Hajime, Ebihara Yuma, Hakamada Kenichi, Hirano Satoshi, Yoshizumi Tomoharu, Mori Masaki
Dept. of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University.
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2024 Oct;51(10):969-972.
In 2001, a robotic remote cholecystectomy was conducted between France and the United States, showing the world that telesurgery is a realistic procedure. In Japan, research on telesurgery has been started since 2002. Several attempts have been made, including an international telesurgery. At that time, high-speed telecommunications had not yet been developed, and robotic surgery itself was not yet well accepted by the general public, therefore telesurgery was not successfully implemented. In recent years, however, the number of robot-assisted surgeries has increased rapidly in Japan. In addition, the shortage of physicians in rural areas and an aging society are rapidly increasing the need for online medical services (other than surgery). The Japan Surgical Society(JSS)has taken the lead in conducting many feasibility studies for the clinical introduction of telesurgery, and moves toward its realization are now in progress. In addition to Japan, China, India, and the United States are also conducting clinical studies to realize telesurgery, and it is expected that telesurgery will be introduced in earnest in many countries in the near future.
2001年，法国和美国之间进行了机器人远程胆囊切除术，向世界展示了远程手术是一种切实可行的手术方式。在日本，自2002年起就开始了对远程手术的研究。已经进行了几次尝试，包括一次国际远程手术。当时，高速通信尚未发展起来，机器人手术本身也尚未被公众广泛接受，因此远程手术没有成功实施。然而，近年来，日本机器人辅助手术的数量迅速增加。此外，农村地区医生短缺以及社会老龄化正迅速增加对在线医疗服务（手术除外）的需求。日本外科学会（JSS）率先开展了多项关于远程手术临床应用的可行性研究，目前正在朝着实现远程手术的方向迈进。除日本外，中国、印度和美国也在进行实现远程手术的临床研究，预计在不久的将来，许多国家将认真引入远程手术。
