Background Robotic surgery is a new technology which may expand the variety of
operations a surgeon can perform with minimally invasive techniques. We present a …

Some pediatric surgeons may be reluctant to use robotic surgery for small patients because
the only available surgical robot might seem too large for smaller patients. However, we …

OBJECTIVES: This article reviews the evidence regarding the feasibility, safety, benefits,
limitations, and costs of robotically assisted surgery in children, evaluates how the …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility of performing
robot-assisted pediatric surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System in a variety of surgical …

Background Both our teams were the first to implement pediatric robotic surgery in France.
The aim of this study was to define the key points we brought to light so other pediatric teams …

Purpose: Robotic surgery may improve minimally invasive surgery at high magnification by
tremor filtration, motion-scaling, and improved dexterity with the provision of a wrist at the …

Background: Laparoscopic surgery using a robotic system (Da Vinci) was recently
introduced into surgical practice for adult patients. To investigate the feasibility of this system …

Since the introduction of robotic surgery in children in 2001, it has been employed by select
pediatric laparoscopic surgeons, but not to the degree of adult surgical specialists. It has …

BACKGROUND: Robotic surgery offers technological solutions to current challenges of
minimal access surgery, particularly for delicate and dexterous procedures within spatially …

Objective: We present the applications and experiences of robot-assisted laparoscopic and
thoracoscopic surgery (RALTS) in pediatric surgery. Materials and Methods: A prospective …