Patients have many concerns and decisions prior to surgery, and now choosing between a human doctor or a robot-assisted ...

Mia Greer, a patient at UF Health, had already received laparoscopic surgery for a 12-pound ovarian cyst on Jan. 1. When the cyst returned, pediatric surgeon Steven Raymond recommended robotic ...

Patients requiring intraoperative conversion from robotic-assisted radical cystectomy to open surgery have higher 90-day mortality rates and 30-day readmission rates. Intraoperative conversion ...

Robotic cystectomy appears best suited for nonbulky tumors. Robotic assistance achieves comparable short-term oncologic outcomes to open surgery in carefully selected patients with low-stage disease.

A fellowship-trained general surgeon, Dr. Martindale specializes in minimally invasive and robotic procedures, including abdominal surgery, hernia repair, gallbladder surgery, lipoma and cyst ...

Adoption of robotic radical cystectomy (RC) occurred prior to the availability ... Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.

Robotic surgery was first introduced in the late 20th century and has long since found its place in the medical community.

Using data from the National Cancer Database, investigators assess the prevalence of open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries across facilities as well as associated trends.

The machines, which cost between £500,000 and £1.5 million, are capable of movements more precise than the human hand.