Washington University surgeons perform first-ever robotic liver transplant in the US

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'The transplant was a success: The operation went smoothly, the new liver started working right away, and the patient recovered without any surgical complications.'

Excessive bleeding is one of the factors contributing to the complexity of liver surgery. Additionally, the presence of small blood vessels makes it challenging to adequately stitch them up when removing a diseased liver. Consequently, the procedure is considered too intricate to be performed in a less invasive manner.

Moreover, a conventional liver transplant typically entails "open" surgery, necessitating surgical incisions of approximately three to four inches vertically and 12 to 16 inches horizontally, positioned just below the rib cage. The eight-hour-long surgery was performed by advanced machinery, while Khan controlled the robot’s movements using joystick-like controls.

The surgeons performed the procedure by making several half-inch keyhole incisions and a solitary six-inch vertical incision between the abdominal muscles. These incisions were made for the removal of the diseased organ and the placement of the new liver, which is approximately the size of a football, within the abdominal cavity.

 

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