Contents


Preface

Minimally invasive surgery has led to a paradigm shift in surgical techniques over the past thirty years. Open surgical procedures are gradually being replaced with minimally invasive methods. In recent times, we have witnessed the development of different technological advances in surgery, new surgical approaches, and the introduction of surgical robotics in daily clinical practice. This technology along with highly skilled work by surgeons have allowed the laparoscopic approach to be applied in a wide range of surgical procedures across all medical specialties.

Technology is an essential part of our everyday lives, and medicine and surgery have also adopted some current technological advances to benefit patients. Everything seems to indicate that the future of surgery will remain closely linked to robotics, image-assisted surgery, wearable technologies, and others, such as artificial intelligence, that are still evolving. However, it will be a while before we know their true

Aimed at surgeons of all levels, this book outlines some of the most recent advances in the field of laparoscopic surgery. We have collected valuable contributions from relevant surgeons who present their diagnostic and therapeutic experience using minimally invasive approaches. Topics range from surgical robotics to the use of the

**Francisco M. Sánchez Margallo and Juan A. Sánchez-Margallo**

Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre,

Cáceres, Spain

transanal approach and single-incision laparoscopic surgery, among others.

We hope you enjoy reading this book as much as we enjoyed preparing it.

impact on clinical medicine.
