Robotic Surgical Oncology
The outcome of the procedure ultimately depends on the surgeon’s skills. Our surgeons are part of one of the largest, most experienced and highest volume robotics programs in the country.
Although robotics is making leading-edge surgeries a reality, the outcome of the procedures ultimately depends on the surgeon’s skills. Our surgeons are part of one of the largest, most experienced and highest volume robotics programs in the country.
Working with greater precision, increased range of motion, improved dexterity, enhanced visualization and improved access, robotics equips surgeons to take their skills to the next level. With a multidisciplinary team of nurses, operating room staff and anesthesiologists, and as part of a comprehensive robotics program, our extensive robotics experience is why Ohio State is the first choice for even the most complex cases.
As the first freestanding cancer hospital in the Midwest, the OSUCCC - James is home to a multidisciplinary team of specialists whose expertise runs deep and wide. Patients have access to cutting-edge, comprehensive care; in a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center – one of just 41 in the United States.
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Ohio State surgeons began using robotics for gastrointestinal cancers in 2010 and, since then, have performed more than 50 operations using this minimally invasive approach. For patients with rectal cancer, surgeons cite the robot's ability to reach deep into the pelvis, combined with the camera's enhanced visualization, as significant benefits of robotics.
Cancer surgeons at Ohio State are expanding the types of gastrointestinal and abdominal cancers removed using robotic operations, including cancers of the esophagus, liver, pancreas, stomach and adrenal glands.
Gastrointestinal cancer surgery is one of many areas that have been transformed by our commitment to improving patient care through robotic surgery.