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1: Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2002 Feb;12(1):26-9. Links

Computer-assisted robotic antireflux surgery.

Gould JC, Melvin WS.

Department of Surgery and the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, USA.

Antireflux surgery has evolved significantly since its inception 50 years ago. The current standard is laparoscopic fundoplication. The computer-assisted telemanipulator, a new device recently approved for use in laparoscopy, reduces some of the shortcomings of the laparoscopic approach. This review specifically discusses the role of this novel surgical tool in antireflux surgery.

PMID: 12008758 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]