The Operation in Which the Surgeon Has Full Control From the Console: Robotic Surgery

EndometriosisWritten on 19.12.2022.

Written by Prof. Dr. Taner Usta Obstetrics and Gynaecology — Gynaecologic Robotic Surgery

Operations are performed at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital with the da Vinci robotic surgical system.

The robotic surgical method, which in recent years has been used in many operations in our country as well, provides a comfortable working area for doctors as well as for patients with its advanced technology.

The robot named “da Vinci”, which provides a safe working environment thanks to the camera on the robotic arms that can offer a three-dimensional and magnified image, consists of three main systems. Contrary to what is popularly believed, the operation is not performed by the robot alone and autonomously.

The operation is performed by the surgeon sitting at the console from which the robotic arms are controlled and directed. Apart from the console, the device, which consists of three main systems, has the section containing the robotic arms and the tower section containing the camera system and the light source.

Full Control With Robotic Surgery

The surgeon sitting at the console manages the entire system and the operation from here. With an advanced control mechanism and precise robotic arms free of any tremor, the operation can be completed safely.

The pedals and the control unit located on the console are the components that provide all the movement. The surgeon who sits at the console places their hands in the control sections and from there directs the robot arms with hand, finger and wrist movements.

Does the Surgeon Tiring Less Affect the Patient’s Operation?

Our answer is absolutely yes. The surgeon also rests their head on the upper section and carries out the operation thanks to the three-dimensional image magnified 10 to 15 times that comes from the camera. Because its height is adjustable, every doctor can use the console without any problem. In addition, the fact that the surgeon performing the operation is in a seated position means they tire less and can concentrate more, and it also keeps errors due to fatigue to a minimum.

Precise Touches

With the superior technology brought by new-generation surgery, the operation becomes far more precise than with the open method. The robotic arms, which can rotate up to 540 degrees, make it possible to operate on tissues that are difficult to reach with normal methods. The robotic arms, which have an extremely fine tip and a delicate structure, can comfortably cope with every kind of delicate intervention.

In addition, with these arms, which do not tremble like the human hand, the risk of damaging the surrounding tissues in the operating area is also eliminated. Furthermore, the control mechanism on the console is designed in such a way that it can also dampen any small hand tremors of the surgeon. In this way, a high rate of success is achieved in operations performed with the robotic surgical method.