Robotic Surgery
OCH Regional Medical Center has the only da Vinci SI robotic surgical system in this region, and we are currently the only facility in this region to offer single-site gallbladder surgery using it.
The advanced technology of the da Vinci Robot enables our surgeons to operate through tiny incisions with greater precision and control, and minimizes the risks associated with larger incisions.
The da Vinci SI system features three instrument arms designed to directlyย contact the patient and one laparoscopic (camera) arm to view inside theย body. These arms dock to trocars inserted into small incisions in theย patientโs body.ย The trocars function as a portal for the robotic instruments andย laparoscope.ย The surgeon's console is a separate unit where the doctorย controls the robotic arms and instruments while viewing a three-dimensional, highย definition, magnified view of the inside of the body. ย At the console,ย the surgeon is able to maneuver the robotic arms and instruments with 540 degrees ofย articulation, far greater than the human wrist.ย In addition, any handย tremor is filtered, resulting in precise movements of the instruments.
Procedures using this system result in shorter hospital stays, quickerย recovery times, faster return to normal activity and work, less pain, less scarring andย decreased blood loss. ย In contrast to conventional surgical methods, whichย require larger incisions, patients undergoing most da Vinci surgeries haveย a few tiny incisions through which surgery is performed.ย However, in some cases, such as the robotic single-site gallbladder removal currently performed by OCH Staff Surgeon Roger Clapp,ย MD, the patient only has a single incision that is an inch long and hiddenย in the navel. ย This ground-breaking procedure isn't available at any otherย facility in the Golden Triangle.
Read the following articles to hear from patients who have undergoneย robotic surgery:
OCH Surgeon Offers Single-Site Robotic Gallbladder Removal
Robotic Prostate Surgery Helps Men Battling Cancer
Robotic Gynecologic Surgery at OCH Gives Women Another Option
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