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hospital stays. The surgery can be performed in about one hour with a typical
hospital stay of less than 24 hours.
During the procedure, the surgeon sits at a console, viewing a 3-D, high-definition
image of the patient’s anatomy. In real-time, the system translates the surgeon's
hand, wrist and finger movements into more precise movements of the
miniaturized instruments inside the patient. Unlike traditional robotic surgeries
requiring three to five small incisions, this new technology allows for a single
incision in the belly button where instruments are placed and the diseased,
inflamed gallbladder is removed. Most people who require gallbladder removal are
candidates for the robotic, single-incision surgery.
According to the American College of Surgeons, surgery is the recommended
treatment for gallbladder pain from gallstones and non-functioning gallbladders.
More than 1 million people in the U.S. have their gallbladder removed each year.
Most are performed with traditional laparoscopy using several incisions.
About Robotic Surgery at Hartford Hospital.
Hartford Hospital is among the top ten robotic surgery centers in the country and is
the largest in New England. Since the program began in 2003, it has grown an
average of 33 percent annually. Hartford Hospital physicians now perform more
than 1,000 robotic cases each year. The hospital has seven da Vinci robots.
Physicians at Hartford Hospital use robotics for gynecological procedures such as
hysterectomy, myomectomy and pelvic organ prolapse; prostatectomies and other
urologic procedures; cardiac and weight loss procedures.
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