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da Vinci® Surgery for Gallbladder Disease (Cholecystectomy)
When medicine and dietary changes do not help with symptoms related to the gallbladder, surgery may be recommended. Removing the gallbladder can control or eliminate severe symptoms.1 The gallbladder is an organ that you can live without.
If the gallbladder is removed using open surgery, this is known as an open cholecystectomy and doctors must make a long incision to access the gallbladder. Open surgery can involve a longer hospital stay and recovery. Laparoscopic surgery is another option which may be recommended to remove the gallbladder. Laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive and uses smaller incisions, long-handled rigid instruments and a small camera during surgery to access and remove the gallbladder. There are limits to laparoscopic surgery due to the instrumentation used during the procedure.
da Vinci® Surgery for Gallbladder Disease
If your doctor recommends surgery to treat gallbladder disease, you may be a candidate for a safe, effective and minimally invasive procedure – da Vinci Surgery. Using the most advanced technology available, the da Vinci System enables your doctor to perform this delicate operation with breakthrough precision, vision, dexterity and improved access to the affected area.
da Vinci Cholecystectomy offers gallbladder patients several potential benefits over traditional surgery, including:
- Short hospital stay2
- Low risk of complications2
- Low bloodloss and need for transfusions2
This procedure is performed using the da Vinci Surgical System, a technological breakthrough that enables surgeons to operate with unmatched precision, dexterity and control. By overcoming the limits of both traditional open and laparoscopic surgery, da Vinci is revolutionizing surgery. Read about how da Vinci Surgery enables surgeons to perform the most precise, minimally invasive surgery available today.
As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed since surgery is specific to each patient, condition and procedure. That’s why it is important to always talk to your doctor about all treatment options, the risks and benefits.
Learn more about treatment options for gallbladder disease.
While clinical studies support the effectiveness of the da Vinci® System when used in minimally invasive surgery, individual results may vary. Surgery with the da Vinci Surgical System may not be appropriate for every individual. Always ask your doctor about all treatment options, as well as their risks and benefits.
- X-Plain Cholecystectomy – Open and Laparoscopic Reference Summary, National Institutes of Health, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cholecystectomyopenandlaparoscopic/gs019103.pdf
- Curcillo II PG, Wu AS, Podolsky ER, et al.; Single-port access (SPA™) cholecystectomy: a multi institutional report of the first 297 cases; Surg Endosc, DOI 10.1007/s00464-009-0856-x