Those that may believe robotic surgery is a technological advancement of the future can be well advised it is very much a medical procedure of the present.
Gitnux.com reports that some 10 million robotic-assisted procedures are performed annually in the United States, and Northside Hospital in Gwinnett and Cherokee counties announced in early September the expansion of its robotic procedures with the acquisition of two new da Vinci 5 surgical systems, the latest generation robotic-assisted minimally-invasive surgical platform.
At Northside Hospital Gwinnett, the da Vinci 5 system is initially being utilized for thoracic and lung procedures, including procedures for patients with cancer, while also being available for oncologic and non-oncologic conditions…