[The present situation and future development for robotic gastrointestinal surgery in China]

After ten years of development in robotic gastrointestinal surgery in China, although the number of robot surgical systems is small, the growth rate of robotic gastrointestinal surgery has grown up. Robotic gastrointestinal surgeons used the advantage of robots to perform a variety of surgical procedures with high complexity and technical difficulty, and achieved satisfactory clinical results. The robotic gastrointestinal surgeons in China are also paying attention to clinical research while carrying out robotic surgery. The number of international publications on robotic gastrointestinal surgery is at the forefront. However, the development of a robotic surgical system with independent intellectual property rights, and the further standardization of robotic gastrointestinal surgery indications and operational procedures are issues that urgently need to be addressed.