Introduction: The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Surgery- The Learning Curve of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery and How to Start Applying Robotic Technology in Colorectal Surgery -- Training and Credentialing in Robotics -- Robotic Right Hemicolectomy -- Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection -- Robotic Low Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer -- Robotic Total Colectomy -- Robotic Assisted Transanal Microscopic Surgery -- Surgical Immunofluorescence and Firefly Technology in Colon and Rectal Surgery -- Surgery on Obese Patients -- Robotics and Pelvic Floor -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Ergonomics in Robotic Colorectal Surgery -- Nerve Preservation in Robotic Rectal Surgery -- Completed and Ongoing Trials in Robotic Colorectal Surgery -- Robotic Costs -- The Robotic-Assisted Treatment of Endometriosis: A Colorectal Surgical Perspective -- Anesthesia in Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery -- Single-Incision Robotic Colon Resection (SIRC) -- Reducing Conversions in Robotic Surgery -- Current and Future Platforms for Robotic Colorectal Surgery -- Closing Acknowledgements.

The initial chapters discuss the start of minimally invasive surgery and robotics. Subsequent chapters address starting up a robotics program and incorporating robotics into ones practice. The textbook next centers on specific robotic techniques or robotic management of certain disease processes. These chapters are written by experts in the fields and include multiple tables, illustrations, and videos describing the techniques where applicable. Each chapter also discusses the current literature. The final chapters focus on the future of robotics, cost of robotics, and include other possible future platforms and as well as the new FDA approved Xi and SP Intuitive surgical platforms. Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery: Principles and Practice presents the first in-depth, cohesive and comprehensive approach to all aspects of robotic colorectal surgery.