State of the Art in Laparoscopic Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

Laparoscopic surgery is the latest revolution in surgery, it has conquered the present and dominated the future, but it requires a greater mastery than in open surgery. Robotic surgery is the latest frontier in surgery. Most surgeries can be performed laparoscopically, and the benefits of this approach are incontestable: decreased surgical aggression ("velvet surgery" through a keyhole), shorter operating time, more and rapid achievement of normal bowel function, postoperative pain, decreased morbidity (surgical site infection), mortality, reduced duration of postoperative hospitalization and the costs, short postoperative socio-professional reintegration, excellent aesthetic results. Also, laparoscopic procedure is feasible, safe for selected cases in emergency operation. Conversion is not a complication but a good judgement.

Robotic devices were developed to overcome the disadvantages of conventional laparoscopic surgery. Moreover, the robotic system provides excellent ergonomics, tremor stabilization, enhanced ambidextrous capability, motion scaling, and instruments capable of moving with multiple degrees of freedom. Robotic surgery has the drawbacks of diminished haptic feedback, increased operative times, and increased procedural cost

Careful patient selection, accurate lesion localization, an experienced surgeon and working with an experienced operating room staff all contribute to maximizing patient benefit and minimizing conversion to open resection.

We invite you and your colleagues to submit your articles reporting om this topic. Original research articles, reviews or rare case reports focusing on the minimally invasive video-assisted approach, innovative procedures, individualized therapy are invited.

Dr. Alin Mihai Vasilescu
Dr. Costel Bradea
Prof. Dr. Eugen Tãrcoveanu
Guest Editors

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