Endowed with the expected visions for future surgery, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has
become one of the most rapid developing areas in modern surgery. Soft robotics, which …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate improvements in cosmetic results and
postoperative morbidity for single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) in …

Background: As with endoscopic transmural drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections, the
same transluminal access can be expanded to introduce an endoscope through the …

Robot manipulators are increasingly used in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). They are
required to have small size, wide workspace, adequate dexterity and payload ability when …

In an effort to reduce the tissue damage, pain, recovery time, and stress response to surgery,
laparoscopic and other minimally invasive surgical approaches have been developed. Thus …

Background Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is the newest
technique emerging in the field of surgery. There are several techniques described in the …

Background An important aspect of a new surgical technique is whether it can be performed
by other surgeons in other institutions. The authors report the first 297 cases in a multi …

Background Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) and
minilaparoscopic cholecystectomy (MLC) are both increasingly being used to treat …

We have seen substantial changes in minimally invasive surgery since its development in
the early 1900s. Over the past 10 years, the addition of natural orifice transluminal …

Background Single-port access cholecystectomy is a new laparoscopic procedure using
only one, transumbilical-placed port. The method has been denominated by some authors …