Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	65923
Country	United Kingdom

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Application of robotic technologies in lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy: A systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Harpreet Kaur Sekhon Inderjit Singh, Emily Rose Armstrong, Sujay Shah and Reza Mirnezami
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Reza Mirnezami, FRCS, MBBS, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Surgeon, Colorectal Surgery, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, Hampstead, United Kingdom. reza.mirnezami@nhs.net
Key Words	Robotics; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy
Core Tip	Robotic technologies have the potential to transform lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy into a quicker, safer, more reliable and less painful procedure. In the long term, benefits for patients, endoscopists and the wider healthcare industry are foreseeable, though these have yet to be convincingly demonstrated in human trials. Most studies to date have employed ex vivo modelling and high quality level 1 evidence is currently lacking in this field. Robotic technologies are evolving with such rapidity at the moment, that future robo-endoscopic systems are likely to look and behave very differently to conventional master-slave systems currently in use. Exciting developments in 3D printing, soft robotics, autonomous functionality and augmented reality are likely to converge to lead to the development of truly next generation robotic endoscopy devices.
Citation	Sekhon Inderjit Singh HK, Armstrong ER, Shah S, Mirnezami R. Application of robotic technologies in lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy: A systematic review. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(12): 673-697

Received	2021-03-18 11:46
Peer-Review Started	2021-03-18 11:51
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2021-07-17 23:19
Revised	2021-07-31 20:19
Second Decision	2021-12-02 03:26
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2021-12-03 06:56
Articles in Press	2021-12-03 06:56
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Typeset the Manuscript	2021-12-08 10:49

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