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Special Outpatient Surgery Edition - Hot Technology - April 2017

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A P R I L 2 0 1 7 O U T P A T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T 2 5 thing from appendectomies to complicated hernias to fundo- plication, just about any sur- geon should be able to do the same. Here are a few of the factors that turned a once-skeptical surgeon into a solid supporter of robotic technology. • Improved visualization. The robot's 3D camera and the optics in general are much better than what you get with traditional laparoscopy. The robot also has integrated fluorescent imaging. That means we can give patients an intravenous dye, hit a button and watch as all the bile ducts light up bright green. You see a perfect road map for surgery, which is especially important for patients who have a lot of inflammation or a lot of anatomical distortion. It's a huge safety advantage. The camera is located on a chip at the tip of the robotic instrument arm and stays exactly where you put it, which is extremely helpful. You don't have to rely on someone else to keep the camera in place, so the need for multiple assistants is reduced. In addition, the camera doesn't drift during the proce- dure, so surgeons have a consistent view of the action. • Better control. The ability to precisely articulate the robot's instruments lets surgeons do more minimally invasive procedures and fewer open ones. For example, during some of the more complicated redo and incarcerated hernias, • EFFICIENT GROUP Dr. Heffner's surgical team consists of 3 people: a physician assistant, a first assistant and himself. Lima Memorial Health System & Bruce Works of Photo Works

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