Robotic Colon Surgery: Safer and Effective Colon Resection

1. Improved Precision
It gives the surgeon improved visibility and control during the operation. As a result, it eliminates handshaking errors. You are less likely to experience complications after a robotic-assisted surgical procedure.

2. Reduced Scarring
In robotic-assisted colon surgery, the surgeon makes small incisions. You will have a hardly noticeable colon resection scar. This is as opposed to larger body openings in traditional open colon resection. Robotic colon surgery patients can therefore heal faster. What’s more, smaller cuts mean less blood loss and speedy colon resection recovery. Patients also experience less pain after the operation.

3. Safer
Surgeons sometimes have to convert laparoscopic colon resection surgeries into invasive open surgeries. This increases the chances of the patient developing post-surgical complications. Robotic surgery offers ergonomic advantages over laparoscopic surgery. This makes it a safer and more effective alternative.

To prepare for the colon resection surgery, you will hold a discussion of your medical history with our surgeon before the surgery. The surgeon will take various tests to help them plan for the resection surgery. These may include X-rays and blood tests.

Once you go into an anesthesia-induced state, the surgeon will start the procedure. The robotic arms are controlled by the surgeon via the small incisions from the surgeon console located in the operating room. The robotic system has a wide variety of instrumentation including energy devices to control and divide blood vessels, stapling devices to divide and reconnect the intestines. The wristed instruments allow effective suturing inside the abdomen. This all adds up to small incisions which translates into less pain and a shorter hospital stay.