What Is Robotic Surgery? For Which Cancer Surgery Are Used?

Robotic surgery, also called robot-assisted surgery, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure during which doctors use tiny surgical instruments that fit into a patient’s body through small incisions.

The most widely used clinical robotic surgical system includes a camera arm and mechanical arms with surgical instruments attached. The surgeon controls the arms while seated at a computer console near the operating table. The console gives the surgeon a high-definition, magnified, 3D view of the surgical site. The surgeon leads other team members who assist during the operation.

In suitable patients, robotic surgery allows doctors to perform complex procedures with more precision, flexibility, and control than possible with conventional techniques. For example, large bowel, stomach, liver, pancreas, adrenal gland, kidney, urologic and gynecologic organs, etc.

When we compare it with open surgery, benefits include less blood loss, less pain, shorter hospital stays, and quicker recovery. Surgeons who have performed a high volume of these procedures typically deliver optimal outcomes.