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Hybrid robot-assisted surgery is a planned operative approach that integrates multiple access methods for various specific portions of a procedure. Initially used as a bridge for the transition from other approaches (open or laparoscopic) to a totally robotic procedure, hybrid approaches still retain patient benefits of minimally invasive surgery. While surgeons have reported diverse operative procedures using only the robotic surgical instruments, many of the more complex procedures are taking advantage of hybrid methods, conceived to address the two main concerns associated with robotic operations in certain circumstances: safety and speed. In this chapter we will discuss factors that play a role in the selection of a hybrid robot-assisted approach, and the many ways in which hybrid surgery has allowed minimally invasive, complex surgery not otherwise considered feasible. Both the novice and the expert robotic surgeon can benefit from concepts and operations developed in hybrid surgery. Hybrid approaches capitalize on the philosophy that the robot is just another surgical instrument, to be integrated with open and laparoscopic instruments, for the optimal care of patients.

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Aaron Lewis MD

  2. International Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Yanghee Woo MD

  3. Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Yuman Fong MD

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    Yuman Fong

  2. Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Yanghee Woo

  3. Robotic Surgery, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Woo Jin Hyung

  4. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Clayton Lau

  5. Department of Surgery, Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

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Lewis, A., Woo, Y., Fong, Y. (2018). Hybrid Robot-Assisted Surgery. In: Fong, Y., Woo, Y., Hyung, W., Lau, C., Strong, V. (eds) The SAGES Atlas of Robotic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91045-1_10

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