BERGAMO (ITALPRESS) – It is called Hugo RAS (Robotic Assisted Surgery) and is the robot for assisted surgery recently acquired by Policlinico San Marco (San Donato Group). Policlinico San Marco is the first hospital in Bergamo to be equipped with this technology, which is among the most advanced currently available: it will be used for general, oncological, bariatric and urological surgeries.This new robotic system, the result of cutting-edge and innovative technologies, consists of three main pieces of equipment: modular and flexible robotic arms that intervene on the surgical field guided by the surgeon through a console, and a powerful 3D operating image magnification system (magnified up to 10 times) that guarantees very high precision and accuracy performance.In recent weeks, the first general surgeries have been successfully performed, including the treatment of an inguinal hernia, a hiatal hernia and fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux, and a right colectomy for neoplasm.”Thanks to robotic surgery, we will be able to further improve the efficacy and safety of the procedures, the speed of post-surgery recovery and, therefore, the clinical outcomes and quality of life of patients, placing ourselves more and more as a reference point at the Italian level for surgery.” comments Professor Stefano Olmi, head of the General and Oncologic Surgery Unit and Center for Obesity Surgery at Policlinico San Marco, as well as associate professor of general surgery at the School of Specialization in General Surgery at UniSR – Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan. “This robotic system,” he explains, “will also allow us to treat even the most complex cases, reducing intraoperative and postoperative surgical trauma for the patient. It should be emphasized, however, that the robot does not replace the surgeon. It is always the specialist who drives the technology: the robot assists his hand, through its arms, allowing him an even more accurate and precise surgical gesture, also thanks to the magnified view of the surgical field.”(ITALPRESS).-Photo: San Donato Group press office-
