The only surprise to arise during the world's first trans-Atlantic surgery performed by a robot
was “that it was much easier than we thought it would be,” said Dr. Michel Gagner, the …

In September 2001, a hospital in Strasbourg, France, probably broke the record for the most
expensive standard surgery in history by removing the gall bladder from a 68‐year‐old …

To the Editor I read with interest the article published by Haidegger et al.[1] in the March
issue of Surgical Endoscopy. They, however, wrongly state that the very first human trials …

When Mehran Anvari picks up a surgical instrument and cuts into somebody's flesh, he
doesn't use his own hands. In fact, he's not even in the room. He operates on patients that …

Using remote-controlled robots and a high-speed cable video link, surgeons in New York
City successfully removed a gallbladder from a 68-year-old woman in Strasbourg …

Are we making progress? Robotic single-incision laparoscopic surgery. - Abstract - Europe
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After its debut in 1988, laparoscopic cholecystectomy rapidly became the standard of care
for cholelithiasis, yet very few surgeons use minimally invasive techniques for other …

The first robotic laparoscopic surgery procedures date back to the late 1990s, including a
series of cholecystectomies performed in Strasbourg using the ZEUS robotic system …

Laparoscopy dragged the staid surgical suite of the nineteenth century into the computer
age [1]. Surgeons have speculated since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy …

Background The value of robotics in general surgery may be for advanced minimally
invasive procedures. Unlike other specialties, formal fellowship training opportunities for …