Emerging Technologies in Surgery

Overview of Emerging Technologies.- Economics of New Surgical Technologies.- The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies.- Education and Training.- The World Virtual University and the Internet: Virtual Reality: Objective Assessment, Education, and Training.- Organizing Surgical Simulation Centers in Response to Disruptive Technologies.- Ideal VR systems: Is There a "Holy Grail" in Simulation System Land?.- The Medical Informatics Challenge in Surgery.- Robotics and Novel Surgical Approaches.- Robotics in General Surgery: Today and Tomorrow.- Evolving Endoluminal Therapies.- Innovations in Surgical Instruments.- Microtechnology in Surgical Devices.- Innovative Instruments in Endoscopic Surgery.- New Hemostatic Dissecting Forceps with a Metal Membrane Heating Element.- Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors.- Technological Innovations in Kidney and Liver Living-Donor-Related Transplantation.- Bioengineering.- Tissue Engineering.- Beyond the Future.- Adapting to Future Technologies.

From the reviews:

"...Many books about the technology and the future become outdated and even farcical in a short amount of time. Think about Cold War era predictions about colonizing the moon and mining on Mars at the turn of the millennium, or predictions of early computer experts that computers would be limited to government and a few large companies. The authors of this book combine future predictions with discussions about the process of change and education to make a powerful and enduring contribution to the field..." (T.D. Light, University of Iowa, Doody's, December 2007)

"Emerging Technologies in Surgery is a very enjoyable book, edited by 3 surgeons widely considered leaders in the field of emerging surgical technology. It is easy to read, logical, insightful, and clearly meant for practicing surgeons who do not have a background in advanced physics. Most of the contributors are eminent surgeons from around the world and are experts in new procedures or leaders in major technological advancements in their fields. The result is a balanced, practical, and clinically relevant reference for surgeons ... ." (Hasan B. Alam, Journal of the American Medical Association, October, 2009)