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Robotics in Surgery: A Modular Robotic Platform Driven Gastric Wedge Resection

Tim Fahlbusch¹, Albert Tafelmeier², Ilya Slobodkin¹, Waldemar Uhl¹, Orlin Belyaev¹

¹Department of Visceral and General Surgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, ²Division of Surgical Robotics, Medtronic

Robotically assisted surgery has become highly popular in recent years. Presented here is the standard care for upper gastrointestinal procedures, including a demonstration of a robotic-assisted gastric wedge resection using a modular robotic device.