This special series on “Robotic Colorectal Surgery” is co-edited by Dr. Zi Qin Ng, from the Alfred, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Dr. Zhen Hao Ang, from University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Zi Qin Ng, MBBS (Hons), MS, FRACS
Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, The Alfred, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dr. Ng is a second year CSSANZ colorectal surgery fellow in The Alfred. He completed his medical degree at the University of Western Australia. He completed his general surgery training in Perth, Western Australia and became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Ng has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and is active in supervising junior doctors in research.
Zhen Hao Ang, BMed/MD, MSc, FRACS
Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Ang is a first year colorectal fellow at The Wollongong Hospital in New South Wales, Australia. He completed his undergraduate degree at The University of New South Wales and subsequently completed his surgical training at the Prince of Wales Hospital training network in 2024. Dr Ang has a keen interest in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, specifically the role of robotic surgery in the field. He is also interested in looking at the ergonomic benefits of robotic surgery to the operating surgeon.
Series outline:
- Robotic Pelvic Exenteration - Current Status
- Ergonomics in Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Transition and Learning Curve of Laparoscopy to Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Emergency Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Robotic Colorectal Surgery in Obese Patients
- Robotic Colorectal Surgery and Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction
- Anastomotic Configurations in Robotic Colorectal Surgery
- Robotic Complete Mesocolic Excision
- Robotic Parastomal Hernia Repair - the Options and Long-Term Outcomes
- Robotic Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Evolution of TME - Open Surgery to the Robotic Era
Disclosure:
The series “Robotic Colorectal Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, AME Surgical Journal without any sponsorship or funding. Zi Qin Ng and Zhen Hao Ang are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.