Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot. Prof Iris ...

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 ...

What is robotic surgery? You may be picturing a futuristic machine hovering over a patient on an operating room table, but the robot is just another tool a surgeon uses to complete an operation. Q.

The author Avi Jorisch, who wrote a treatise on technology, “Thou Shalt Innovate,” observed, “Like every true revolution, it ...

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 ...

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Robotic surgery is a high-tech tool, not an autonomous surgeon; a human is always in control. Key benefits include smaller cuts, less bleeding, and a quicker recovery compared to open surgery. The ...

The first robot-assisted surgery using a South Korean robot was performed in Tunisia, North Africa. According to the South ...

When it comes to hernia repair, patients today have more options than ever before. At St. Elizabeth, general surgeon Dr. Audrey Ertel is helping patients recover faster and feel better with this ...

The da Vinci robotic surgical system, developed by Intuitive Surgical, is the most widely used robot-assisted surgical platform worldwide. This enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive ...