Stomach cancer treatment with robotic-assisted stomach surgery

Robotic-assisted stomach surgery is believed to be the most advanced method of minimally invasive treatment of stomach cancer. Robotic surgery systems help increase motion accuracy and avoid possible complications and side effects. Still, doctors must perform many lab tests and examinations to plan a future operation and evaluate the patient's condition. Robotic-assisted surgery allows a surgeon to operate via a specific control panel separated from the operating table. Still, nurses and surgeon assistants must stay near to switch operating instruments, remove tissues and organ parts, and provide other necessary services. Generally, robotic stomach surgery is done with the same approach as laparoscopic surgery. After the patient receives general anesthesia and the system is installed over the table, surgeons begin the treatment by making a few incisions on the surface of the patient's skin and inserting all surgical instruments and cameras inside the abdomen. Next, surgeons remove a part of the stomach or the whole organ and any involved tissues. Right after that, medical practitioners renew the continuity of the digestive tract and end the surgery. Patients must remain in the hospitals for at least one week to ensure the postsurgical period went appropriately.