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Procedure: 1) surgeons view the operative on a display monitor 2) surgeons direct robotic devices capable of: a) cutting b) tying knots c) cauterizing Obstacles: - image transmission is slow Notes: 1) 1st successful transatlantic robotic cholecystectomy reported (see reference) 2) robotic surgery associated with a higher rate of urinary incontinence than radical prostatectomy [2] 3) not approved to mastectomy [4]

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  1. Marescaux J et al Transatlantic robot-assisted telesurgery. Nature. 2001 Sep 27;413(6854):379-80. Erratum in: Nature 2001 Dec 13;414(6865):710. PMID: 11574874
  2. Barry MJ et al. Adverse effects of robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open retropubic radical prostatectomy among a nationwide random sample of Medicare-age men. J Clin Oncol 2012 Feb 10; 30:513. PMID: 22215756 - Cooperberg MR et al. Outcomes for radical prostatectomy: Is it the singer, the song, or both? J Clin Oncol 2012 Feb 10; 30:476. PMID: 22215744
  3. ACOG President James T. Breeden, MD Statement on Robotic Surgery March 14, 2013 http://www.acog.org/About_ACOG/News_Room/News_Releases/2013/Statement_on_Robotic_Surgery
  4. FDA Safety Alert. Feb 28, 2019 Caution When Using Robotically-Assisted Surgical Devices in Women's Health including Mastectomy and Other Cancer-Related Surgeries: FDA Safety Communication. https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm632142.htm