Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic operation performed at a remote site: initial experience

Robotic surgery is an option to laparoscopy that may offer some benefits including the possibility of performing surgery when the surgeon is geographically away from the patient and faster tireless repetitive movements with greater precision. At present, robot-assisted surgery has been done routinel...

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Main Authors: Cássio Andreoni, Mardhen Araújo, Nelson Gattás, Valdemar Ortiz, Luiz Francisco Poli de Figueiredo, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2004-06-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502004000300013&tlng=en