Robotic Surgery
Robotic surgery is a relatively newer technique of ‘Minimally invasive’ surgery wherein the operation is performed using the robotic system.
Robotic systems with their excellent vision and manoeuvrability provide greater flexibility and allow the surgeon to perform more complex procedures at places less accessible with greater precision.
Like Laparoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery offers the advantage of less pain, faster recovery, smaller scars, shorter duration of hospitalization, and early return to normal activities.
Though the surgery is performed by the Robot, which is attached or docked onto the patient, it is controlled by the surgeon sitting in a master console within the operation theatre.
In our specialty, the robot can be used for most of the surgeries involving the abdomen & digestive system, both cancerous and non-cancerous diseases. Some of the surgeries which have shown excellent benefit with robots include:
- Colorectal (large intestine) surgeries like Cancers, Rectal prolapse, Recto-vaginal fistulas
- Bariatric & Metabolic surgeries
- Pancreatic surgeries like Whipple’s and Pancreatectomies
- Oesophageal surgeries – Cancers, Fundoplication, Diaphragmatic hernias
- Hernias – Inguinal, Complex abdominal wall hernias
