<p>Santiago Horgan, a robotic surgery expert, pioneered the removal of a diseased gallbladder through a patient’s belly button in 60 minutes, reports a study.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It took Horgan just a single incision to do it, with the help of a new surgical system, enabling the patient to return home five hours after the ground-breaking surgery. The system enables surgeons to reduce the traditional number of incisions from four to six down to one incision that is less than an inch across.<br /><br /> “Our goal is to offer surgery that reduce discomfort and shorten hospital stays ” said Horgan, also director of the University of California San Diego Centre for the Future of Surgery.<br /><br />“With the aid of this robotic system, we can accomplish all three. This is a significant advancement,” said Horgan, according to a university statement.<br /><br />Intuitive Surgical received FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and approval on the new operating platform specifically for cholecystectomy procedures, the surgical removal of the gallbladder. <br /><br />“What we have here is a convergence of new technologies and advanced surgical skills,” said Mark Talamini, professor and chairman of surgery at California San Diego Health System.<br /><br />“We can operate through one small cut with tools that function with great precision in a narrow space,” he added.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Santiago Horgan, a robotic surgery expert, pioneered the removal of a diseased gallbladder through a patient’s belly button in 60 minutes, reports a study.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It took Horgan just a single incision to do it, with the help of a new surgical system, enabling the patient to return home five hours after the ground-breaking surgery. The system enables surgeons to reduce the traditional number of incisions from four to six down to one incision that is less than an inch across.<br /><br /> “Our goal is to offer surgery that reduce discomfort and shorten hospital stays ” said Horgan, also director of the University of California San Diego Centre for the Future of Surgery.<br /><br />“With the aid of this robotic system, we can accomplish all three. This is a significant advancement,” said Horgan, according to a university statement.<br /><br />Intuitive Surgical received FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and approval on the new operating platform specifically for cholecystectomy procedures, the surgical removal of the gallbladder. <br /><br />“What we have here is a convergence of new technologies and advanced surgical skills,” said Mark Talamini, professor and chairman of surgery at California San Diego Health System.<br /><br />“We can operate through one small cut with tools that function with great precision in a narrow space,” he added.<br /><br /></p>