Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

• Robotic Surgery
• Telesurgery

Session Chair: Ricky Rasschaert, ZNA Middelheim, Belgium

Robotic surgery, also known as robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to conduct a variety of complex procedures with greater precision, flexibility, and control than traditional approaches allow. Minimally invasive surgery, or procedures conducted through small incisions, is often coupled with robotic surgery. It's also employed in some traditional open surgical procedures on occasion. A camera arm and mechanical arms with surgical instruments are included in the most extensively used clinical robotic surgical system. While seated at a computer station near the operating table, the surgeon controls the arms. The console provides the surgeon with a magnified, high-definition 3D picture of the operative site. Other team members that assist throughout the procedure are led by the surgeon. When compared to traditional techniques, surgeons who utilize the robotic system find that it improves precision, flexibility, and control throughout the operation and allows them to see the spot better. Surgeons can execute delicate and intricate treatments that would be difficult or impossible with normal methods using robotic surgery. Robotic surgery frequently allows for minimally invasive surgery.