TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Low Anterior Resection, Robotic A1 - Ellison, E. Christopher A1 - Zollinger, Jr., Robert M. A1 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A1 - Vaccaro, Patrick S. A1 - Bitans, Marita A1 - Baker, Anthony S. PY - 2022 T2 - Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, 11e AB - Robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery has assumed an increasingly important role in the modern practice of surgery with expanding applications across surgical disciplines. The enhanced high-definition three-dimensional (3D) visualization accompanied by advanced instrumentation with fully wristed articulating dexterity makes robotic technology an ideal tool for operations requiring the finest precision. These attributes are especially pertinent in areas where anatomic constraints lead to limited exposure and maneuverability. While increasing adoption of the robotic platform has been witnessed in all general surgical procedures, nowhere has it been more pertinent than in deep pelvic surgeries. The pelvic cavity not only poses the aforementioned challenges in terms of surgical exposure and anatomic restrictions by the bony pelvis, but it also places the surgeon in considerable ergonomic strain whether an open or laparoscopic technique is used. The robot effectively mitigates some of these ergonomic challenges, making it an ideal tool for deep pelvic operations. Robotic technology should be considered an additional tool in the surgeon’s armamentarium, not that it should be used in an attempt to overcome inadequate experience or suboptimal technical skills. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/13 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187821904 ER -