With robotic surgery, which offers great ease in the surgical field and comfort for the patient, many conditions inside the abdomen can be treated. The doctor directs the operation from a distance using a special robotic surgical system. In the surgical procedures carried out with this specially designed robotic system, the special instruments the robot will use are placed into the abdomen through small incisions made in the abdominal area. Thanks to the advanced camera system, the finest detail is seen. The fields in which robot surgery is used: Gynaecology: Cancers of the uterus, uterine prolapse, removal of the uterus, fibroid operations, chocolate cyst Urology: Bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer Cardiac Surgery: In heart valve and bypass surgery General Surgery: Large bowel surgery, obesity surgery, pancreas, hernias
The 6 advantages of robotic surgery
- Less blood loss: In robotic surgery, as in laparoscopy, the patient’s abdomen is inflated with gas. The gas pressure prevents heavy bleeding. Thanks to the 3-dimensional cameras (classic laparoscopic operations are carried out in 2 dimensions), because the operating area is seen very clearly, any bleeding is dealt with effectively and as a result there is little blood loss.
- Less pain: Because the surgical incisions are small and the procedures performed inside are carried out precisely, less pain is felt compared with open operations.
- Fast recovery: Because the area being operated on is seen clearly, the organ on which the surgery is performed and the surrounding tissues are protected, and there is less trauma to the tissues. Bleeding is so little as to be almost non-existent. The surgical incisions are also quite small. Accordingly, the recovery time after the operation is short. The patient can be discharged from hospital earlier than with an open operation.
- A fast return to daily life and family life: After an operation performed with robotic surgery, normal life activities are resumed in a shorter time. Normal food intake is begun earlier.
- The scars are barely noticeable: The scars are so small that they do not create a problem from an aesthetic point of view.
- The risk of infection is low: In robotic surgery, wound infection is seen less often.
- Better cancer control: Thanks to the 3-dimensional (classic laparoscopic operations are carried out in 2 dimensions), high-resolution image and the instruments that can move in 7 degrees, the tissues can be seen more clearly and worked on.
The greatest disadvantage of robotic surgery is that it is more expensive than the other methods. However, as with laparoscopic operations, it is expected that over time it will become cheaper and will be at the service not only of patients who can afford it but of every patient.