This surgical procedure removes the sigmoid colon and connects the descending colon with the anus. It can be done via open or laparoscopic surgery.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery was found to be more effective in harvesting lymph nodes compared with conventional surgery with similar outcomes.

Robotic surgery resulted in better quality of resection for patients with middle and low rectal cancer compared with conventional laparoscopic surgery, a randomized trial in China showed.

Summerville Medical Center recently marked a major milestone in its minimally invasive robotic surgery program, performing the first procedure using its new state-of-the-art robotic surgical system.

General surgeons are able to do gall bladder surgery, hernia surgery, cancer operations and colon surgery using a robot. “The robot provides excellent visualization, greater degrees of freedom and ...

A medical robot recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used in a first-of-its-kind worldwide colon and rectal surgery in D.C. — performed through the patient’s anus… ...

Robotic surgery is a viable and sometimes advantageous approach for emergency colorectal surgery, a setting in which it has previously been underused and understudied, according to new research ...

Colon cancer: Greater surgical precision using robotic surgery Date: June 26, 2017 Source: Medical University of Vienna Summary: Up until now, the removal of bowel tumors in the lesser pelvis ...

In addition to smaller incisions, less blood loss and less pain, robotic surgery reduces the chance colorectal cancer patients will suffer postoperative complications, such as infection or leaking ...

A Las Vegas hospital joins an FDA clinical trial to confirm the safety and feasibility of using a new, single-incision technology in a variety of colorectal surgeries.

Robotic-assisted surgery is emerging as a viable and increasingly adopted option for emergency colorectal procedures, according to a July 23 study published in the Journal of the American College of ...

Doctors at Advent Health in Orlando are using the newly Food and Drug Administration-approved Senhance system for minimally invasive abdominal surgery.