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What if the Da Vinci Robot fails during the surgery?

April 26, 2017da fails Robot surgery Vinci

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What if the Da Vinci Robot fails during the surgery?

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That is a very rare incident, once in the past three years. In that incident I was able to complete the case laparoscopically without the need to make an incision and open the patient’s abdomen. It is important to be skilled in open, laparoscopy and robotic surgery for that same reason.

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That is a very rare incident, once in the past three years. In that incident I was able to complete the case laparoscopically without the need to make an incision and open the patients abdomen. It is important to be skilled in open, laparoscopy and robotic surgery for that same reason.