Robot-Assisted Surgery: Current Trends and Future Directions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 102
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urology; oncology; robotics; laparoscopy; AI
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Interests: uro-oncology; minimally invasive surgery; surgical technology; robotics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world is constantly changing, and every day we experience new technologies. Robotics in surgery is nearing a quarter century old, and its evolution is evident. It is important for us to understand where we are going and what is happening around this world.
Scope of the Special Issue: The focus of this Special Issue is to know what is established and what is going on. The new entry of novel robotic platforms that are in progress to demonstrate their value and the industrial interest in supporting demonstrations of what can work better than others can create confusion. It is important to take a look at this “overexcited universe” to find the right planet to land on without disappointment.
Key objectives: With this Special Issue, we hope to understand if there are really clinical benefits in the use of robotics in surgery, if there are sufficient data to compare the clinical outcomes of different robots, and if the socio-economical global situation could interrupt or reduce innovation in robotic surgery.
Contributions: We await contributions that let us analyze the reality and expectations of today and tomorrow and where to invest in the professional future.
We hope that you will contribute with your research to enrich data in robotic surgery research.
As we said at the beginning, the world is changing. We are currently facing significant challenges, including economic burdens, social conflicts, public health insurance issues, and other controversies. Therefore, it is of crucial interest to know what to carry out and how to achieve it.
Dr. Michele Di Dio
Dr. Claudio Bisegna
Prof. Dr. Michele Morelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- robotic surgery
- minimally invasive surgery
- urology
- artificial intelligence
- augmented reality
- public health
- innovation
- laparoscopic surgery
- surgical platforms
- surgical outcomes
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