Meet the editor

Serdar Küçük received a BA and MSc from Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, in 1995 and 1998, respectively. He received a Ph.D. from Kocaeli University, Turkey, in 2004, where he is currently a full professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He has several scientific publications to his credit, including international conference papers, journal papers, books, and book chapters. He serves as a reviewer for several

well-known robotic journals. He is also an editor of scientific books. His research interests include optimization, control, and kinematics and dynamics modelling of serial and parallel robotic manipulators. Lately, Dr. Kucuk has also been interested in designing electrically controlled, above-knee prosthetics and hand–wrist rehabilitation robots, surgical robots, and biomedical robotic devices.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Serdar Küçük*

Robotic Liver Surgery

*by Mario Navarrete-Arellano*

and Future Perspectives

**Section 3**

*Paul Van Schil and Jeroen M.H. Hendriks*

**Preface XI**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Robotic Assisted Surgery A **9**

**Chapter 2 11**

**Chapter 3 27**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 77**

Robotic Assisted Surgery B **93**

**Chapter 6 95**

**Chapter 7 107**

Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: History, Current Technique,

Introductory Chapter: Future of Medical Robots

*by Mushfique Alam, Robert Young and Rafael Diaz-Nieto*

Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery in Children

Robotic Surgery for the Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon *by Lawek Berzenji, Krishan Yogeswaran, Patrick Lauwers,* 

*by Ekin Guran, Andrea Amabile and Gianluca Torregrossa*

Catheter Robots in the Cardiovascular System *by Marton Berczeli, Peter Legeza and Alan Lumsden*

Present Challenges of Robotics in Gynecology *by Pranjal H. Desai and Ryan J. Gillentine*
