Robotic Surgery

The Latest in Surgery

Our specially-trained surgeons are increasingly relying on minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic-assisted techniques across all specialties as the best surgical alternative for both children and adults.

Having minimally invasive surgery may result in less pain and scarring, a faster recovery, and either a shorter stay in the hospital, or, even more often, a surgery done on an outpatient basis. Minimally invasive surgery includes laparoscopic surgery and robotic-assisted surgery. Surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery can use more precise procedures through one or more small incisions using small tubes, tiny cameras, and surgical instruments.

Innovative, sophisticated robotic-assisted surgery allows surgeons to have 3D high-definition views of the surgical site, magnifying ten times what the human eye sees, and use tiny instruments that move like a human hand with a far greater range.

At Elliot Hospital and our 1-Day Surgery & Endoscopy Center, our experienced surgeons use the most precise robotic surgical system available - Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Xi Surgical System - as well as the highly-regarded Mako SmartRobotics™ robotic-arm-assisted surgery for joint replacements.