Editing Laparoscopy (section)

==Robotic laparoscopic surgery==
{{Main|Robotic surgery}}
[[Image:Laproscopic Surgery Robot.jpg|thumb|A laparoscopic robotic surgery machine]]
In recent years, electronic tools have been developed to aid surgeons. Some of the features include:
* Visual magnification&nbsp;— use of a large viewing screen improves visibility
* Stabilization&nbsp;— Electromechanical damping of vibrations, due to machinery or shaky human hands
* Simulators&nbsp;— use of specialized [[virtual reality]] training tools to improve physicians' proficiency in surgery<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Ahmed K, Keeling AN, Fakhry M, Ashrafian H, Aggarwal R, Naughton PA, Darzi A, Cheshire N, Athanasiou T, Hamady M | title = Role of virtual reality simulation in teaching and assessing technical skills in endovascular intervention | journal = Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 55–66 | date = January 2010 | pmid = 20123191 | doi = 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.09.019}}</ref>
* Reduced number of incisions<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Samarasekera D, Kaouk JH | title = Robotic single port surgery: Current status and future considerations | journal = Indian Journal of Urology | publisher = Indian J Urol | date=July 2014 | volume = 30 | issue = 3 | pages = 326–32 | doi=10.4103/0970-1591.128504 | pmid = 25097321| pmc = 4120222 | doi-access = free}}</ref>

Robotic surgery has been touted as a solution to [[Developing country|underdeveloped nations]], whereby a single central hospital can operate several remote machines at distant locations. The potential for [[robotic surgery]] has had a strong military interest as well, with the intention of providing mobile [[Health care|medical care]] while keeping trained doctors safe from battle. {{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

In January 2022, a robot performed the first ever successful laparoscopic surgery without the help of a human. The robot performed the surgery on the soft tissue of a pig. It succeeded at intestinal anastomosis, a procedure that involves connecting two ends of an intestine. The robot, named the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), was designed by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Saeidi|first1=H.|last2=Opfermann|first2=J. D.|last3=Kam|first3=M.|last4=Wei|first4=S.|last5=Leonard|first5=S.|last6=Hsieh|first6=M. H.|last7=Kang|first7=J. U.|last8=Krieger|first8=A.|date=2022-01-26|title=Autonomous robotic laparoscopic surgery for intestinal anastomosis|journal=Science Robotics|volume=7 |issue=62 |pages=eabj2908 |language=EN|doi=10.1126/scirobotics.abj2908|pmid=35080901 |pmc=8992572 }}</ref>