Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Aurora BayCare General & Vascular Surgery offers precise robotic-assisted surgery for a wide variety of medical conditions.

They include:

• Adrenal gland removal, or adrenalectomy
• Gall bladder removal, or cholecystectomy
• Single-site cholecystectomy
• Full or partial pancreas removal, or pancreatectomy
• Full or partial stomach removal, or gastrectomy
• GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) treatment and hiatal hernia repair, or Nissen fundoplication
• Spleen removal, or splenectomy
• Heller myotomy
• Pyloroplasty
• Colon and rectal surgery
• Hernia repair: Inguinal hernia, ventral hernia, umbilical hernia
• Weight-loss surgery: Roux-en-Y, gastric sleeve

Robotic-assisted surgery is often preferred when surgery is intricate or complex. It allows surgeons to make smaller incisions and be more precise. Magnified, high-resolution 3D images help surgeons better visualize the treatment area and give them more control over procedures. Members of our team have been performing robotic-assisted surgeries for more than a decade.

Studies show robotic-assisted surgery provides patient outcomes that are equal to or better than open surgery.

The benefits include:

• Shorter recovery time
• Shorter hospital stays
• Significantly less pain
• Less bleeding and scarring
• Reduced risk of infection or other complications

Aurora BayCare Urological Surgeons and Aurora BayCare Gynecologic Oncology also use robotic surgery for some procedures.

Resources

National Institutes of Health: Robotic Surgery