da Vinci® Single-Site® Surgery
(Gallbladder Surgery)
If you have severe gallbladder symptoms, your doctor may recommend surgery to remove your
gallbladder. It’s an organ you can live without. Gallbladder removal is known as a
cholecystectomy. It can be performed using open surgery through a large incision or with
minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy).
With traditional laparoscopy and multi-port da Vinci Surgery, surgeons operate through a few
small incisions. With single incision traditional laparoscopy and da Vinci Single-Site Surgery,
your surgeon operates through one small incision in the navel (belly button).
Why da Vinci® Single-Site® Surgery?
The da Vinci System features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system coupled with flexible
Single-Site instruments. These features enable your doctor to operate with enhanced vision and
precision.
With da Vinci Single-Site Surgery, your gallbladder is removed through a single small incision in
your belly button similar to traditional single-port laparoscopy. Patients who choose da Vinci
Single-Site Surgery experience virtually scarless results.
As a result of da Vinci technology, da Vinci Single-Site Cholecystectomy offers the following
potential benefits:
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Low rate of major complications
Low conversion rate to open surgery
Virtually scarless results
High patient satisfaction
Minimal pain
da Vinci Single-Site Cholecystectomy offers the following potential benefits, similar to singleincision laparoscopy:
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Low rate of major complications
Low blood loss
Low rate of wound infection
Short hospital stay
Virtually scarless surgery
This procedure is performed using the da Vinci Surgical System – offering the latest in surgical
and robotics technologies. The da Vinci System is beneficial for performing complex surgery.
Your surgeon is 100% in control of the da Vinci System, which translates his or her hand
movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside your body. da Vinci
– taking surgery beyond the limits of the human hand.
Risks & Considerations Related to Cholecystectomy:
Potential risks of a cholecystectomy procedure include:
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Injury to bile ducts, liver, pancreas
Injury to small or large intestine
Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
In addition to the above risks, there are risks related to minimally invasive surgery, including da
Vinci Single Site Cholecystectomy, such as multiple incisions, conversion to another surgical
technique, urinary retention and hernia (bulging tissue) at the incision site.