ROBOTIC SURGERY

Robotic surgery has been around since the 1990s. It is widely used surgical method to assist surgeons in multiple specialties.

The da Vinci™ surgical system is the market-leading robot. It gained predominance by its use in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. In 2005, robotic surgery gained approval from US Food and Drug Administration for its use in gynecological surgery. By 2013, gynecology became the major user of robotic surgery worldwide. To date, over 5 million robotic surgery procedures have been done worldwide.

The Advantages

“Taking surgery beyond the limits of the human hand” – that’s the motto on the manufacturer’s website.

Precision means safety. A surgeon’s priority is always SAFETY first when performing surgery on any patient.

Da Vinci’s precision is way beyond human ability. Its 3D automatic focus magnified vision and 7-axis rotational instruments allow surgeries to be performed with precision. This procedure allows the surgeon to be seated at an operating console, thereby controlling a 3D telescope and inserting operating arms via keyhole incisions into the patient. The result gives the best vision (3D, X10 magnification, full HD).

This is the most precise instrument that has no tremor, and wrist more than a human’s hand. The advantageous ergonomic is that the surgeon is less tired, thereby increasing the success rate of surgery. The more complex the surgery, the more beneficial the technology is.

Robotics In Endometriosis Surgery

Surgery for Endometriosis, especially Deep-Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE) is one of the most complex surgeries in Gynaecology. For complete eradication of endometriosis, a complete endometriosis surgery – robotic surgery is the gold standard of care.

Precision in robotic surgery is advantageous, especially in highly complex surgery involving Excision of Deep-Infiltrating Endometriosis. DIE is a condition whereby Endometriotic lesions infiltrate deep in the pelvis on the bowel, urinary tract, nerve, muscle, and blood vessels. It can also infiltrate into the liver, diaphragm, and lung.

With robotic surgery, these lesions can be removed away safely from the organs involved without much or no damage to the organs involved.