This is the latest technology, an evolution of laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive and minimally traumatic method. The surgeon is in front of a console and handles special levers, which look like joysticks. His commands are transferred through the levers to the surgical arms of a robot, who perform the movements in the surgical field with great precision.
What are the advantages of robotic surgery?
– Minimally invasive and minimally traumatic method, due to the precision with which the surgeon’s movements are performed. In essence, the human error factor is zero.
– Provides a three-dimensional image of the surgical field, at a very large magnification.
– Enables the surgeon to perform difficult surgical procedures.
Robotic arms are able to perform more movements than the human hand, as they rotate almost 360 ° in the surgical field.
– It provides the surgeon with more comfort during the operation, as it allows him to perform the operations while sitting, in contrast to the usual surgical practice.
– Provides minimal blood loss and less pain.
– Minimizes the possibility of intraoperative complications.
– Reduces hospitalization time.
What surgeries can be done robotically?
Robotic surgery is applied in many specialties of surgery, such as general surgery, obesity surgery (bariatric), cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, urology, gynecological surgery and endocrine gland surgery.
