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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2010; 2(6): 217-223
Published online Jun 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i6.217
Published online Jun 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i6.217
In vivo miniature robots for natural orifice surgery: State of the art and future perspectives
Manish M Tiwari, Jason F Reynoso, Albert W Tsang, Dmitry Oleynikov, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985126 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5126, United States
Amy C Lehman, Shane M Farritor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, N104 Scott Engineering Center, Lincoln, NE 68588-0656, United States
Author contributions: Lehman AC, Farritor SM and Oleynikov D were involved in concept and design of the study, data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation; Tiwari MM, Reynoso JF and Tsang AW participated in data acquisition and preparation of the manuscript.
Supported by NASA EPSCoR, Nebraska Research Initiative, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, NASA-Nebraska Space Grant Consortium grants and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Correspondence to: Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS, Director, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985126 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5126, United States. doleynik@unmc.edu
Telephone: +1-402-5594581 Fax: +1-402-5596749
Received: February 4, 2010
Revised: March 11, 2010
Accepted: March 18, 2010
Published online: June 27, 2010
Revised: March 11, 2010
Accepted: March 18, 2010
Published online: June 27, 2010
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