Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Advantages for Patients
Minimally invasive robotics surgery allows your doctor better accuracy. The result for you? Shorter recovery time, better cancer outcomes, and:
- Low blood loss
- Bowel function returns more quickly
- Prompt return to diet
- Minimal time in the hospital
- Smaller incisions
Types of Colon Surgery
The da Vinci surgical robot has three-dimensional monitors, and instruments that mimic movements of the hand and wrist. Together, these improve your surgeon's ability to see and move within a fixed space, such as the pelvis. Surgeons can remove cancer and surrounding affected tissue without damaging nerves. Colorectal conditions where robotic surgery is performed include:
- Colon cancer
- Rectal cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)
Learn more about da Vinci colorectal surgery.