The term “robotic” often misleads people. Robotic Surgery doesn’t mean that a robot is performing surgery. Instead, it refers to when surgeons direct the surgery using robotic tools. Robotic surgery systems use one or more robotic arms that surgeons control remotely and precisely using a nearby console. The surgeon sits at the screen that provides 3-dimensional views of the tumor. A joystick similar to that of a videogame precisely controls each robotic arm, which mimics the motion of the wrist and hand, providing dexterity. 

Like many other surgical instruments, robotic surgery can offer some benefits to patients and surgeons alike. 

Robotic Surgery – What to expect?

While every surgery is different, here are the general steps to a Robotic-assisted surgery:

1. The surgeon makes tiny incisions in the body.
2. The surgeon inserts a miniature robotic instrument and a powerful camera into the body.
3. The surgeon then sits near a console to direct the procedure. At the console, the area of operation can be seen as highly magnified, with excellent resolution. 
4. Sitting at the console, the surgeon manipulates the control. 
5. The instruments respond to those movements and translate them into precise, real-time movements inside your body. 
6. The robotic devices, which have greater dexterity and range of motion than humans, allow the surgeon to successfully perform delicate surgeries in hard-to-reach places. 

Robotic Surgery for Cancer Treatment

Robotic Surgery has become a new standard of treatment for many cancers including Urological, gynaecological, colorectal and transoral surgeries. There was a significant increase in the perceived appropriateness of robotic surgery for a radical hysterectomy, for the management of cervical cancer over time. 

Commonly performed Robotic Surgeries – 

• Radical Prostatectomy
• Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
• Radical Hysterectomy and other gynaecological surgeries

Potential benefits of Robotic Surgery for patients include – 

• Reduced Pain
• Lower risk of complications and infections
• Less blood loss 
• Shorter hospital stays
• Better Cosmosis
• Faster return to normal activities
• Improved quality of life

Safety is the top priority for Robotic Surgery

At Gujarat Superspeciality Hospital, we make sure that our patients receive the best services. Our surgeons receive extensive robotic surgery training and have the expertise to handle complicated and critical cases. We make sure to use the best robotic tools during the surgery.  

If you have any concerns or queries regarding the surgery, you can feel free to reach out to our surgeons who will guide and give you all the information relating to the surgery.