Robotic-Assisted Single-Site Gallbladder Surgery

Using Single-Site™ robotic instruments, surgeons are able to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder) with only one incision, which is approximately one inch. Unlike traditional laparoscopic surgeries requiring three to five small incisions, this new technology allows for a single incision in the belly button where instruments are placed and through which the diseased gallbladder is removed. A cholecystectomy also can be performed as a multi-port robotic procedure.

How Robotic-Assisted Surgeries are Performed

Through robotic-assisted visualization, dexterity, precision and control, a surgeon can perform a wide array of procedures through small, 1–2 cm incisions. During an operation, the surgeon sits at a console in the surgical suite and directs the robotic arms to perform the surgery. The robot seamlessly and directly translates the surgeon’s natural hand, wrist and finger movements from controls at the console to the surgical instruments inside the patient.

Enabling Surgeons with

• Greater range of motion and precision than with hand-manipulated, instruments.
• A magnified, high definition three-dimensional view when operating.
• Instruments that become an extension of the surgeon’s wrists, hands and fingers to move the tiny surgical instruments in a delicate, precise manner.

Minimally Invasive Surgeries Performed

• Cholecystectomy – a procedure for removal of the gallbladder for gallbladder stones or other conditions.

Benefits of Robotic-Assisted Surgery

• Less post-operative pain
• Reduced trauma to the body
• Less scarring
• Shorter hospital stays
• Reduced blood loss and need for transfusions
• Quicker recovery and return to normal activities