Health Column: Benefits of robotic surgery

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Health Column: Benefits of robotic surgery

It used to be there were only open surgical procedures, where surgeons had to make larger incisions in order to obtain sight for the procedure. Then came laparoscopic surgery, during which operations are performed with the aid of a tiny camera inserted through small incisions in the pelvis or abdomen. Now, robotic-assisted surgery advances procedures even more. “Robotics take minimally invasive surgery to the next level. It’s the next generation…