Telesurgery: Windows of Opportunity

Minimally Invasive Surgery is the most important revolution in surgical technique since the early 1900s. Its development was facilitated by the introduction of miniaturized video cameras with good image reproduction. The marvels of electronic and information technology have strengthened the biochemical and molecular power of diagnosis and the surgical and medical management of gynecology, transforming the very practice of medical science into a reality that could barely be envisaged two decades ago. We now enter the age of Robotics, Telesurgery, and Therapeutic Cloning. This dynamic process of reform continues to deliver practitioners with information, ideas and tools that spell answers to some of the most pressing dilemmas in clinical management. New technology will provide us with better opportunities of vision of the operative field, such as 3-D Endoscopy. Other promising technologies such as incorporation of ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, laser-based technology or assisted optical coherence tomography will not only enhance better visualization of the surgical field, but also discriminate the pathologic tissue from the normal one, enabling the surgeon to excise the pathologic tissue accurately. Pain mapping and photodiagnosis offer a new direction in the diagnosis of microscopic endometriosis. Better detection of the disease results in higher chances of success following treatment.