Pancreatic cancer has on robotic surgery new treatment option =================================================== The pancreas is a vital organ located in the abdominal cavity, just behind the stomach. Has a key role in the process of digestion by secretion of important enzymes and also regulates the production and release of insulin. Several diseases can affect the pancreas being some of them clinical treatment, and other likely to surgical treatment, such as cancer. With high mortality, pancreatic cancer has undergone a substantial increase in its incidence in recent years, with high mortality, and the complete surgical resection represents nowadays the main chance to cure the patient. The first radical surgery of pancreas was held in 1899 and since then, various researches and studies has been trying to improve the surgical technique and its results in order to provide smaller rates of complications and increased longevity with quality of life to the patient. For being a highly complex surgery, with several potential complications, only specialized teams in pancreatic surgeries can obtain final results satisfactory. However, the large surgical incisions of the conventional procedures (surgery with cut), associated with the extensive surgical trauma, provide lentificada recovery with long period of hospitalization and significant postoperative pain. Indeed, after more than 100 years of discreet advances in this area, the use of high-tech robotic surgery promises to be the biggest revolution in the advancement of pancreatic surgery. Through small incisions, surgical clamps and instrumentals of the robot surgeon are positioned into the abdominal cavity of the patient and, with precise movements and controlled, the surgeon’s commands are reproduced almost artistically, being possible to perform any type of surgery in the pancreas. The duodenum-figure (withdrawal of the head of the pancreas and intestinal segment), which has always been a great challenge even experienced surgeons, surgery was n’t performed minimally invasive form due to its high complexity and great technical difficulty with regular clamps of videolaparoscopy. However, after the use of robotic technology, it was possible to accomplish great pancreatic surgeries without the gigantic abdominal incisions of open surgery. Five years was held at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein the first duodenum-minimally invasive robotic figure of Latin America. Since then, several patients might be benefited by pancreatic surgery Robotics with excellent results, less postoperative pain and earlier return to their usual activities. There is a need for a lot of training and dedication to carry out an operation of this size. However, the benefit to the patient is indisputable and therefore justifies all the effort.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 01:29:41 +0000
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