da Vinci® Gastrectomy (Stomach Cancer Surgery)
Finding out you have cancer may be one of the hardest things you’ve faced. That’s why it’s important to learn the facts about your condition before choosing a path forward.
Know Your Options
If you have been diagnosed with stomach cancer and your doctor suggests surgery, minimally invasive surgery may be an option for you. If so, ask about da Vinci®Surgery.
Stomach cancer surgery is called a gastrectomy. It can be done using open surgery (through a large incision/cut) or minimally invasive surgery (through a few small incisions) with traditional laparoscopy or da Vinci Surgery.
Why da Vinci Surgery?
da Vinci technology enables your surgeon to operate through a few small incisions (cuts), like traditional laparoscopy, instead of a large open incision. The da Vinci System is a robotic-assisted surgical device that your surgeon is 100% in control of at all times. The da Vinci System gives surgeons:
- A 3D HD view inside your body
- Wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand
- Enhanced vision, precision and control
The da Vinci System has brought minimally invasive surgery to more than 3 million patients worldwide. da Vinci technology – changing the experience of surgery for people around the world.
- Learn more about the da Vinci Surgical System.
Risks & Considerations Related to Gastrectomy (removal of all/part of the stomach): leaking from the stomach or where the stomach is reconnected to the bowel, narrowing at the spot where the stomach is reconnected to the bowel, difficulty swallowing, collapsed lung.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including da Vinci® Surgery, up to and including death. Individual surgical results may vary. Patients should talk to their doctor to decide if da Vinci Surgery is right for them. Patients and doctors should review all available information on non-surgical and surgical options in order to make an informed decision. Please also refer to http://www.daVinciSurgery.com/Safety for Important Safety Information.
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