Meet the editors

Francisco M. Sánchez-Margallo is the scientific director of the Jesus Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre (JUMISC) in Cáceres (Spain), director of the affiliated Centre of the University of Extremadura, and the deputy director of the Spanish Scientific and Technical Infrastructure (Nanbiosis). His focus is on surgical training and translational research, as well as innovation and technology transfer in the fields of minimally invasive sur-

gery and general healthcare. He has led and participated in European and national research projects related to surgery, medical technology, and imaging diagnosis in laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures, among others. He is director and lecturer of several official master's degrees, has led and taught training residencies, and has conducted doctoral theses of specialists in the health sciences.

Juan A. Sánchez Margallo is a research scientist at the Bioengineering and Health Technology Unit of the Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre (Spain). He obtained his PhD degree with European Mention from the University of Extremadura within the field of Bioengineering, obtaining a PhD Extraordinary Award. He did a postdoctoral specialization at the Department of Medical Technology of SINTEF Technology and Society (Norway) and the

Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Technical University of Delft (the Netherlands). He has participated in several R&D projects funded by European, national, and regional competitive programs related to medical technology.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

**Section 4**

**Preface III**

Introduction and Basic Aspects of Minimally Invasive Surgery **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 9**

Gastrointestinal Surgery **33**

**Chapter 3 35**

**Chapter 4 55**

Endometriosis Surgery **73**

**Chapter 5 75**

Robotic Surgery **91**

**Chapter 6 93**

*Miguel Rodal, Juan Alberto Sánchez-Margallo and Francisco M. Sánchez-Margallo*

Introductory Chapter: Addressing the Challenges of Laparoscopic Surgery *by Francisco M. Sánchez-Margallo, Juan A. Sánchez-Margallo and Jesús Usón*

*by Kostas Gianikellis, Andreas Skiadopoulos, Rafael Gutiérrez Horrillo,* 

Advanced Ergonomics in Laparoscopic Surgery

Endoluminal Techniques to Treat Obesity

*by Hytham K.S. Hamid and Sean M. Johnston*

*Renata Teles Buere and Claudio Peixoto Crispi*

Intelligent Information-Guided Robotic Surgery

*by Ryu Nakadate and Makoto Hashizume*

*by Suzanne Pruijssers, Ernst van Heurn and Nicole Bouvy*

LaparoEndoscopic Single-Site Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

New Paradigms in Endometriosis Surgery of the Distal Ureter *by José Anacleto Dutra de Resende Júnior, Rodrigo Ribeiro Vieiralves,* 
