Dr. Ismail Shoukry, Professor of Urology, said that robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery has many advantages:
First: Imaging system, in which the image is transferred from the patient's body to the surgeon with the help of a camera, unlike laparoscopic surgery, this is a three-dimensional image in robotic surgery.
Since the robot controls the camera, it is a clear and shiver-free image, by getting too close to the organ in which the operation is performed, clear images can be obtained with greater magnification.
Shukri added: The surgeon controls the robot's arms with the help of the controller. These robotic arms are placed on the patient.
The fiber optic cables on the console go to the robot's arms and transfer the small hand movements performed by the surgeon to the robotic arms, and instruments such as surgical scissors, tissue or needle holder are provided to perform the required movements.
Surgical instruments connected to robotic arms can move much more than hand movements because they can rotate 540 degrees, and the fact that the surgeon works by sitting in the console during the operation, it requires less effort and does not deteriorate his concentration.
The professor of pathological surgery stressed that the natural tremor in the human hand is not usually reflected in the tips of surgical instruments in robotic surgery, and therefore the margin of error is also reduced.
Shukri explained: The most common areas of use are urological surgeries, most commonly used in prostate cancer surgery, and they are also used in cancers of the kidneys, bladder and testicles.
Shoukry stressed that the surgery is not entirely based on the robot, the expertise of the surgical team is the most important factor in the success of the surgery, and this team is very experienced using the methods applied in the most advanced centers in the world.