Flexible robotic endoscopy: current and original devices. Issue 1 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kume, Keiichiro
• Is Part Of: Computer assisted surgery. Volume 21:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 150
• Page End: 159
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: Flexible robotic endoscopy -- natural-orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) -- endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) -- endoscopic operation robot (EOR); Computer-assisted surgery -- Periodicals
• DOI: 10.1080/24699322.2016.1242654
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2469-9322

Abstract

Abstract: Two current major research topics concern the incorporation of flexible robotic endoscopy systems developed for natural-orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), primarily for the purpose of remote forceps operation, into endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and other flexible endoscopic treatments and the use of robots for the manipulation of flexible endoscopes themselves with the aim of enabling the remote insertion of colonoscopes, etc. However, there are still many challenges that remain to be addressed; the ideal robotic endoscope has not yet been realized. This article reviews the ongoing developments and our own efforts in the area of flexible robotic endoscopy.