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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 30:371-372 (2000)
© 2000 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Letters to the Editor

Robotic Surgery

Takayuki Akasu1 and Hisao Asamura2

1Division of Colorectal Surgery and 2Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

To the Editor:

We have witnessed and participated in the era of endoscopic (laparoscopic and thoracoscopic) surgery. Features of these new procedures are minimal invasiveness. They can be performed without large laparotomy or thoracotomy so that they make patients less painful, are more cosmetic and possibly accelerate postoperative recovery. For some diseases such as gallstones, they have been accepted as standard pro­cedures because they are as effective as and less invasive than conventional surgery. Thus new technology has contributed to certain progress in the art and science of surgery. However, there are some drawbacks in endoscopic surgery . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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