Robotic Surgery
What is Robotic Surgery
A robot is a machine which allows surgeons to perform minimal invasive surgery with great precision, flexibility and control. This machine is attached to the patient , through very tiny incisions, thus making it less painful, cosmetically better, lesser hospital stay, fewer infections.
Just to clarify, the surgery is done by the surgeon, and not the robot, and hence it is surgeon controlled. Therefore surgeon has to be trained very well in surgery , as well as in controlling the robot.
Surgeries we perform using the robot is a hysterectomy, myomectomy, retroperitoneal pelvic dissections for nerves, lymph nodes.
Who Can Get Robotic Surgery
Not everybody can get a robotic assisted surgery. Many factors are taken into account in patient selection , which is best left at the surgeon. Hence, we do thorough discussion about the same with the patient, to discuss which mode of surgery such as open, conventional laparoscopy or robotic assisted would be best suited.
Robotic surgeries are very much safe.
