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Robotic Surgical Services: General Surgery

Northwest Hospital surgeons perform many general surgery procedures using the da Vinci system. The da Vinci system offers a less-invasive approach to traditional surgery and allows the surgeon greater precision and an increased range of motion. The patient’s pain and risk are reduced, and their likelihood of a quick recovery and superior clinical results are increased.

Procedures performed using the da Vinci robot at Northwest Hospital include:

• Cholecystectomy – Gallbladder removal (single-incision)
• Colon resection – Removal of all or part of the large intestine
• Ventral hernia repair – Treatment of hernia in the abdomen
• Hiatal hernia repair – Treatment of a condition in which part of the stomach moves above the diaphragm
• Acid reflux surgery – Treatment to prevent stomach acid from leaking into the esophagus
• Lysis of adhesions – Removal of internal scar tissue
• Splenectomy – Removal of the spleen
• Adrenalectomy – Removal of one or both adrenal glands
• Gastrectomy – Removal of all or part of the stomach
• Esophagectomy – Removal of all or part of the esophagus