Table 2.

Stratification of the Article Findings

Article Findings	References
Evaluation of the da Vinci    (multiport)	18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35
Criticism: haptic   feedback	19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 32, 40, 44, 46, 62, 63
Acknowledgement: 3D  Visual Field	15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36, 43, 46, 54, 59, 60
Traditional Laparoscopic Surgery Advancements	29, 36, 41, 42, 44, 48
Adjustments made during surgery using da Vinci	23, 26, 30, 35, 51, 54, 55, 56
Novel Systems/Devices	19, 38, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 60
NOTES non-da Vinci  devices	38, 39
Novel Robotic  Manipulator	40
Percuvance™  Percutaneous Surgical  System	41, 42, 43
Senhance® Surgical  System	44
Medrobotics Flex™  System	19, 45, 46
Endoeye Flex 3D  Videoscope	36, 43, 60
Single-site Surgery	39, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
da Vinci SP Platform	48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Novel Single Port Device	39
Telesurgery	62
Microsurgery	63

3D, three-dimensional; NOTES, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.