Applications and future trend of minimally invasive surgical robots in bariatric and metabolic surgery / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

The incidence of obesity is increasing in the world yearly, obesity and its complications pose a serious threat to the health of people at the same time. In recent years with the progress of economy, the development of science and technology and the change of concept, surgical robots are increasingly used in metabolic and bariatric surgery. In this review, the application and development trend of minimally invasive surgical robot in metabolic and bariatric surgery are reviewed, the advantages of surgical robot in metabolic and bariatric surgery are discussed, and the future development are prospected.