Minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive surgery is an effective surgical method that is less intrusive than traditional surgery. By using small incisions and instruments, we are able to create positive surgical outcomes that typically have minimal scarring, faster recovery times and shorter hospital stays.
Robotic-assisted surgery in Sun City Center, FL
If your condition requires surgery, it can be comforting to know you have a less invasive option.
Robotic surgical technology allows your doctor to perform complex procedures through just a few tiny openings. This offers many benefits, including faster recovery times than traditional surgery. Robot-assisted surgery also provides surgeons at HCA Florida South Shore Hospital with enhanced capabilities, including high-definition, 3D vision and a magnified view.
During a procedure, your surgeon controls a robotic system that translates their hand movements into small, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside of the body. As a result, you can experience less pain and blood loss no matter your condition.
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Our minimally invasive surgical treatments and services
Our surgical simulator allows surgeons to perfect their ability to perform a wide range of procedures.
Our robotic surgery system enhances our surgeons' precision in performing general gastrointestinal and urologic surgical procedures, including:
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Colectomy
- Gallbladder removal
- Hernia repair
- Nephrectomy
- Prostatectomy
Robotic kidney surgery
During a nephrectomy, a surgeon removes a patient’s kidney to treat the disease. We offer robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, which can be a safe and viable alternative to laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy offers the patient advantages, such as:
- Decreased hospital stay
- Faster transplants
- Increased preservation of renal reserve
- Less inoperative blood loss
Patient benefits of minimally invasive surgery
While robot-assisted surgery has great benefits for the surgeon, there is also a range of benefits for you as the patient.
Compared to traditional surgery, minimally invasive robotic surgery offers:
- Faster recovery
- Fewer complications
- Less blood loss
- Less need for narcotic pain medicine
- Shorter hospital stay
- Smaller incisions for minimal scarring