Challenges and inspirations brought by Da Vinci surgical system / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

With almost 10 years of basic and clinical research,robotic surgery has entered the phase of commercial introduction and wide clinical application.Upon successful accomplishment of 100 cases of robotic assisted surgery,along with a systematic and retrospective study on Da Vinci surgical system-assisted complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery,we summarized the main advantages of Da Vinci surgical system as follows(1)the optimized three-dimensional and high-definition view provide surgeons with more stability and confidence during complex and delicate snrgical procedures;(2)the extremely agile multi-functional robotic arms have overcome the limitation of human hands,which makes complex surgery possible;(3)the totally new surgery modality helps to integrate various disciplines into a collaborative team,thus bringing revolutionary changes to minimally invasive surgery.Da Vinci surgical system marks a milestone in the development of minimally invasive surgery.