Surgical Robot for Intraluminal Access: An Ex Vivo Feasibility Study

Early-stage gastrointestinal cancer is often treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a flexible endoscope. Compared with conventional percutaneous surgery, ESD is much less invasive and provides a high quality of life for the patient because it does not require a skin incision, and t...

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Main Authors: Ryu Nakadate, Tsutomu Iwasa, Shinya Onogi, Jumpei Arata, Susumu Oguri, Yasuharu Okamoto, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Masatoshi Eto, Makoto Hashizume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2020-01-01
Series:Cyborg and Bionic Systems
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2020/8378025