Eric Lederman, MD, is one of only four surgeons in Missouri who can perform da Vinci robot-assisted colorectal surgery and is the first surgeon to utilize the technique at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, according to a news release.
Most patients whose cancer can be removed with this robotic option experience less pain, blood loss and scarring, quicker return of bowel function and normal diet and shortened hospital stays. This robotically-assisted system allows the surgeon to operate with just a few dime-sized incisions for the robotic instruments, plus a two-to-three-inch incision to remove the tumor. Traditional colorectal surgery, by contrast, requires making a large 10-inch open abdominal incision.
Read the news release about da Vinci Surgical System.
Read other coverage about colorectal cancer:
- Researchers Say Trained Labrador Can Detect Colon Cancer
- Study: Optical Colonoscopy More Effective Than CT Colonography
- Bisphosphonate Could Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Most patients whose cancer can be removed with this robotic option experience less pain, blood loss and scarring, quicker return of bowel function and normal diet and shortened hospital stays. This robotically-assisted system allows the surgeon to operate with just a few dime-sized incisions for the robotic instruments, plus a two-to-three-inch incision to remove the tumor. Traditional colorectal surgery, by contrast, requires making a large 10-inch open abdominal incision.
Read the news release about da Vinci Surgical System.
Read other coverage about colorectal cancer:
- Researchers Say Trained Labrador Can Detect Colon Cancer
- Study: Optical Colonoscopy More Effective Than CT Colonography
- Bisphosphonate Could Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer