Robotic surgery is also called robot-assisted surgery. Your surgeon uses a robotic system that includes a camera and mechanical arms. The mechanical arms have surgical instruments attached. Your ...

Robotic surgery for lung cancer involves using a camera that provides a detailed view of the inside of a person’s chest. The term “robotic” can be misleading, as it is not a robot that performs the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. It’s not exactly R2-D2 performing your surgery. But robotic ...

Robotic-assisted surgery allows surgeons to operate with greater precision using a high-definition, 3D view. The surgeon remains in full control of the robotic instruments from a console during the ...

Robotic surgery for endometriosis is a surgery that uses a doctor-guided mechanical system in place of handheld instruments. While it has similar outcomes and risks to traditional procedures, higher ...

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a minimally invasive robotic surgical technique for treating tumors and other head and neck conditions. Surgeons carry out this procedure transorally, meaning ...

Doctors use transoral robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancer. They may also use it for obstructive sleep apnea. It can often lead to better surgical outcomes than other surgery types. Transoral ...

Jami Greer was waiting for her 12-year-old daughter to come out of surgery when she received a confusing text: “The robot has docked.” Mia Greer, a patient at UF Health, had already received ...

As robotic-assisted surgery moves into the mainstream, so do concerns about security breaches, latency, and system performance. In the operating room, every second is critical, and technology failures ...

Eleven robotic systems for soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery have been approved for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The approval comes with the caveat that ...

The expert surgeons at Huntsman Cancer Institute are national leaders in robotic techniques. Our team uses the latest technologies to improve patient outcomes. We are proud to offer robotic surgery as ...