Their names are Da Vinci, Versius, Hugo, Dexter… They are the new stars of the operating room.
These surgical assistance robots are now essential in many hospitals, university hospitals and large private clinics.
There are around 8,000 worldwide (including more than 200 in France), four times more than five years ago, according to the firm Roland Berger.
While prostate operations represent two-thirds of procedures, their use has spread to many specialties (digestive, gynecological, thoracic surgery, etc.).
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“The proliferation of robots is explained by the rise of minimally invasive surgery, which allows faster recovery of patients,
explains Frédéric Thomas, health specialist at Roland Berger.
Laparoscopy, which allows access to most organs through small incisions, was a big step forward.
Computer-assisted robotic surgery, which brings more precision in the gesture, makes it possible to go even further.
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