## Abstract ## Background This report describes our initial experience with the use of roboticโassisted surgery for the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. ## Methods Between November 2004 and July 2007, 73 robotic procedures (26 female, 47 male) for GI cancer were performed and ret
A failure of robotic surgery
โ Scribed by William C. Lineaweaver
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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