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The advent of Robot-Assisted surgery in the 1990’s enabled development of systems that were modified and improved for pediatric procedures. The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System is presently the only system on the market for endoscopic surgical procedures. This chapter explains the da Vinci system and the advantages of using this system in the pediatric surgical population. The anesthetic considerations and preoperative consideration of the use of robots in pediatric surgery have been elaborated. The present utility of this system in the clinical area and sub-specialties have been listed. The future of robotic surgery and future roles of these systems have been proposed.
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Chandra, V., Dutta, S., Albanese, C. (2009). Robot-Assisted Pediatric Surgery. In: Saxena, A., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Essentials of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78387-9_11
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