Surgery and Operating Room for Restoring Organs: Organ Regeneration by Tissue Engineering in the Near Future

The twenty-first century has seen advances in endoscopic and robotic surgery, and minimally invasive surgery—which reduces harm to the body wall—is currently being developed. However, suturing following the resection of diseased tissue in the body cavity is not minimally invasive. There is an urgent requirement for surgery to be functional and minimally invasive, and this necessitates the restoration of organs by tissue engineering (TE). Moreover, if it is often necessary to transplant complexes comprising cells and a foundation for the organ requiring restoration, a cell processing center (CPC) also needs to be near the operating room so as to deal with emergencies. In the near future, there will be a need for surgery-related facilities that include such preparation rooms for organ restoration.