About the Book
The first multimedia medical text of its kind―presenting the most comprehensive and up-to-date full-color material about robotics in General Surgery
A Doody's Core Title for 2026!
The Foundation and Art of Robotic Surgery facilitates the learning of surgery while applying robotic technology in multiple anatomical locations, using a comprehensive, concise and practical description of each standardized surgical procedure. The book provides clear descriptions of the instrument requirements, indications and relative contraindications to the robotic approach, preoperative phases including trocar placement, patient positioning, OR set-up, and a detailed description of the operative steps.
Each operation is divided into steps with specific timeframes, for learning and teaching purposes. Readers will learn how to use robots to make smaller incisions, decrease blood loss and postoperative pain, as well as foster quicker healing time and reduce hospital stays. Written by the senior editors with the contribution of internationally renowned robotic surgeons and academics, this is an invaluable resource for both beginner and experienced surgeons performing robotic procedures for the first time.
The Foundation and Art of Robotic Surgery features:
- 900+ photos and 900+ drawings of the standard anatomy, anatomical variations and surgical maneuvers
- Access to 200+ videos (video clips of the main steps and full procedures videos) with a subscription to AccessSurgery
- Fifty-one chapters covering General Principles of Robotic Surgery, Thyroid Surgery, Chest Surgery, Gastric and Bariatric Surgery, Intestinal Surgery, Spleen and Pancreas Surgery, Liver Surgery, Transplant Surgery, and more
- Clear, concise presentation of the instruments, tools, material, indications and relative contraindications to the robotic approach, preoperative phases and each operative steps
- Boxed text highlighting tips and tricks, anatomical notions, common pitfalls, editorial comments and average time frames
- Techniques for robotic transplant surgery, renal aneurysm repair and single port robotic surgery principles
About the Author :
Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD, FACS, is the Lloyd Nyhus Professor of Surgery, the division chief of General Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the scientific director of the SITL (Surgical Innovation and Training Laboratory) in Chicago, IL. He is the honorary president and founder of the Clinical Robotic Surgical Association (CRSA). A pioneer and world-renowned surgeon in the field of robotic surgery, he was the first in the world to perform a significant series of robotic procedures to treat complex diseases and cancers (including Whipple, major hepatectomies, esophagectomy). He has carried out thousands of robot-assisted surgeries. In the last twenty years, he has done extensive work in teaching and training all over the world, as well as proctoring of surgeons from other institutions. Dr. Giulianotti is the author of several hundred scientific publications (including peer reviewed articles, textbooks, book chapters and conference papers).
Enrico Benedetti, MD, FACS, is the Warren H. Cole Chair in Surgery, professor and head of the Department of Surgery, medical director of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery at UI Health in Chicago, IL. Dr. Benedetti is a prominent world-renowned leader in organ transplantation and in the use of robotic-assisted techniques in transplantation. He has to his credit many successful surgical firsts, including the first robotic donor nephrectomy for a living-donor kidney transplant, the first combined living-donor liver and bowel transplant from an adult to an infant, the first robotic combined kidney and pancreas procurement for a living-donor transplant, and the largest series of living-donor intestinal transplants in the world. Dr. Benedetti is the author of several hundred scientific publications (including peer reviewed articles, textbooks, book chapters and conference papers).
Alberto Mangano, MD, is a senior research fellow at the University Illinois at Chicago, Department of Surgery. He is also training and research coordinator at the SITL (Surgical Innovation and Training Laboratory) in Chicago, IL. His work is focused on robotics, virtual training and AI. Dr. Mangano is the author and co-author of numerous publications (including peer reviewed articles, book chapters and conference papers).
