The gallbladder concentrates and stores bile as a pear-shaped sac which it can release to help digestion after a fatty meal.
Esophageal mucosa visualized during robotic myotomy
Achalasia is caused when the muscular layers of the esophagus near the gastroesophageal junction do not relax properly during swallowing. The robot allows a careful dissection to ensure that all muscular fibers have been separated.
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Robotic Surgery
Technology continues to advance exponentially. This rapid advancement in the health care armamentarium has resulted in technology that reduces the invasiveness and hypothetical recovery times of a variety of surgical…