The Journey from Video assisted Surgery to Robotics.- The Unintended Benefits of Robotics: Opening a new vista to understanding disease: "What you see is what you know before you looked".- History of Minimally Invasive Techniques and Their Impact on Surgery.- History of Robotic Surgery.- The Future of Robotic Surgery.- Cost Analysis of Robotics.- Political and Legal Aspects of Robotics.- Financial Considerations of Implementing A Robotic Program.- Starting A Robotics Program at an Institution: The Celebration Experience.- Starting A Robotics Program at an Institution: The Alabama, NYU Experience.- Robotics in a Community Hospital.- Robot Setup and Operating Room Design.- Anesthesia for Robotic Surgery.- Physiologic benefits of Minimally Invasive Surgery.- The future Robots: Medtronic, Verb, Medicaroid, Transenterics, etc..- Building a foundation for a successful robotic surgery program.- Update on Worldwide published data on Robotic Thoracic Surgery.- Basic Steps in setting up a robotic thoracic surgery program.- Robotic Thoracic Surgery Finances, Hospital Administrator's perspective.- Efficiency of Systems in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.- Instrumentation, Energy Devices, Staplers.- Patient Positioning and Docking, Room Setup.- Options for Robotic Lung Resection:.- Port Placement, Sequence of Operation, exposures:.- Mediastinal Nodal Dissection and Approach to the Fissure.- Right Upper Lobectomy.- Right Middle Lobectomy.- Right Lower Lobectomy.- Left Upper Lobectomy.- Left Lower Lobectomy.- Robotic Upper Lobe Segmentectomy, Right Lung.- Robotic Upper Lobe Segmentectomies , Left Lung.- Robotic Segmentectomy Lower Lobes.- Robotic Segmentectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer; Case series.- Robotic Sleeve Resection.- Robotic Chest Wall Resection.- Conversions, management of bleeding by thoracotomy.- Management of Bleeding: Robotic Techniques.- Robotic Mediastinal Mass Resection: Options and Approaches.- Robotic Thymectomy.- Robotic Thymectomy Early Stage, right and left approaches.- Robotic Thymectomy : Advanced resections.- Robotic First Rib Resection.- Robotic Approach to Posterior Mediastinum.- Robotic Diaphragmatic Plication.- Robotic Selective Dorsal Sympatectomy.- Approach to Benign Foregut Operations.- Approach to Malignant Esophageal Operations.- Objective Diagnosis of Reflux Disease: The Role of Preoperative Testing in Determining the Success of Antireflux Surgery.- Robotic Valvuloplasty for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Robotic Nissen.- Robotic Nissen compared to Laparoscopic Nissen.- Robotic Gastric Bypass as an AntiReflux Procedure.- Endoluminal Antireflux Surgery and Robotics.- Pediatric Robotic Antireflux Surgery.- Robotic laparoscopic Lateral Heller Myotomy.- Robotic laparoscopic anterior Heller Myotomy.- Paraesophageal Hernia Repair.- Robotic Anatomic Repair of Giant hiatal Hernias.- Robotics of the treatment of Esophageal Motility Disorders.- Robotic Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy, The Thoracic Approach.- Robotic Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy, The Abdominal Approach.- Robotic Esophagectomy: The Brazilian Experience.- Transhiatal Esophagectomy.- Hybrid Esophagectomy.- Robotic Intrathoracic Anastomosis.- Robotic McKeown Esophagectomy.- Robotic Anastamotic approaches.- Totally Robotic Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy.- Robotic Assisted Adjustable Gastric Band Placement.- Robotic Assisted Gastric Bypass.- Learning Curve for Lap Roux en Y GBP.- Robotic Biliopancreatic diversion and duodenal switch.- Robotic Sleeves.- Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery.- How to Sustain and Expand a Robotic Bariatric Surgery Program.- Robotic Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair.- Robotic Surgery for Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome.- Redo Fundoplication.- Gastric Resection.- Liver Resection.- Pancreas Resection.- SIRS Cholecystectomy.- Donor Nephrectomy.- Complex biliary surgery.- Robotic adrenalectomy.- Small Bowel Resection.- Robot Assisted Lap Bile Duct Exploration with Choledochal Duodenal Bypass.- Gallbladder cancer.- Ventral Hernia Repair.- Should I convert, a collection of difficult cases:.- History of Urologic Surgery.- Evolution of Robotic Surgery: Past, Present, and Future.- Launching a Successful Robotic Program.- Training and Credentialing in Robotic Urological Surgery.- Robotics Training: An Interdisciplinary Continuum for Success.- Neoplastic Prostate Pathology for the practicing Urologist: When to Call Your Pathologist about the Pathology Results.- Assessing the Learning Curve for Prostate Cancer Surgery.- Evidence-Based Critical Analysis of Robotic Prostatectomy Outcomes.- Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: How to Start and How to Get Better.- Examining the Learning Curve of Robotic Surgery.- Transitioning from Open to Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Look Back.- Patient Positioning and Trocar Placement for Robotic Urologic Procedures.- Difficult Peritoneal Access.- Key Elements to Approaching Difficult Cases in Robotic Urologic Surgery.- Tips and Tricks for Robotic Prostatectomy: A Step-By-Step Approach.- Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: The Extraperitoneal Approach.- Factors Influencing Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Search for the Trifecta.- Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Urinary Continence.- Improving Outcomes for Early Return of Potency.- Improving Oncologic Outcomes After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy.- Management of Positive Surgical Margins Following Radical Prostatectomy.- Prevention and Management of Complications During Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.- Robotic Simple Prostatectomy: Technical Considerations and Outcomes.- Salvage Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (SRARP).- Robot-Assisted Radical Nephroureterectomy.- Renal Anatomy, Physiology and Its Clinical Relevance to Nephrectomy.- Renal Anatomy, Physiology and Its Clinical Relevance to Partial Nephrectomy.- Renal Ischemia and Approach to the Renal Hilum: Tips and Tricks.- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy.- Outcomes of Robotic Radical and Partial Nephrectomy.- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Improving Clinical and Oncologic Outcomes.- Current Status of Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty in the Adult.- Robot-Assisted Ureteral Reimplantation.- The Role of Robotics for Adrenal Surgery.- Step-by-Step Approach to Robotic Cystectomy and Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion.- Step-by-Step Approach to Robotic Cystectomy and Extracorporeal Urinary Diversion.- Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: A Step-by-Step Approach.- Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy.- Complications After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion: New Approach Same Old Foe.- Robotic Surgical Management of Urinary Fistulae.- Pediatric Urologic Robotic Surgery.- Robotic Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter in the Pediatric Population.- Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic ileocystoplasty and Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy: Technique and Initial Experience.- Robotic Microsurgery.- Managing Erectile Dysfunction After Robotic Prostatectomy: Role of Penile Rehabilitation.- Preparation of the Operating Room, Back Table and Surgical Team.- Role of the Robotic Surgical Assistant.- Marketing of a Robotic Surgical Program.- History of Gynecological Surgery.- Port Placement.- Robotic Myomectomy.- Robotic Surgery for Pelvic Endometriosis.- Robotic Surgery for Extragenital Endometriosis.- Robotic Presacral Neurectomy.- Robotic Hysterectomy.- Robotic Adnexal Surgery.- Robotic Tubal Anastomosis.- Robotic Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery.- Robotic Radical Hysterectomy.- Robotic Pelvic and Periaortic Lymph Node Dissection.- Management of Ovarian Cancer.- Complications.- Perfusion techniques and cardioplegia in robotic cardiac surgery.- Robotically assisted atrial septal defect repair.- Robotic mitral valve repair.- Robotically assisted aortic valve replacement.- Robotically assisted resection of cardiac tumors.- Robotically assisted coronary artery bypass grafting through minithoracotomy.- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart- suture technique.- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart using automated connector device.- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting - arrested heart techniques.- Robotic techniques in hybrid coronary interventions.- Robotic Assisted TME for Rectal Cancer.- Optimizing Sexual and Urinary Outcomes in Robotic TME.- Robotic Segmental Colectomy.- Robotic Single Incision Colectomy.- Robotics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Robotic Assisted Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- Training and Credentialing in Robotics.- The Future of Robotics in Colorectal Surgery.- Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillary and Breast Approach.- Thyroidectomy: Transaxillary approach.- Thyroidectomy: Endoscopic approach.- Base of Tongue.- Management of Sleep Apnea.- Basal Tonsillar Neoplasms.- Supraglottic Neoplasms.- Parapharyngeal Space.- Transoral.- Transnasal Endoscopic.- Future of Robotic in Otolaryngological Surgery.- History of Vascular Laparoscopic Surgery.-Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery.- Surgical Approach.- Robotic Vascular Surgery.- Advantages and Disadvantages of the Robot-Assisted Vascular Surgery.- Discussion.- Conclusion.- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery.- Pediatric General Surgery.- Pediatric Urological Surgery.- Future of Robotic Pediatric Surgery.- Use of Mazor Robot in Spine Surgery.- Developments in Orthopedics Robotics.