Minimally invasive surgery

In 2021, the surgeons on the medical staff at Medical City Healthcare performed more robotic surgeries than any other health system in North Texas, according to data collected from the DFW Hospital Council and Texas Health Care Information Collective. The robotic surgery specialists at our hospitals work with multidisciplinary expert teams from related fields, including bariatric surgery, orthopedic care, women's health and cancer care.

Robotic technology allows surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery through small incisions, which can be roughly the size of a dime. The robotic system seamlessly translates the surgeon's hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments.

Benefits of robot-assisted surgery vary, depending on the procedure performed and other factors, may include:

For patients:

• Smaller incisions
• Reduced pain, discomfort and risk of infection
• Quicker healing
• Shorter hospital stay
• Reduced blood loss
• Less scarring
• More nerves spared
• Faster recovery time and return to normal activities

For physicians:

• Enhanced vision, precision and control
• A 3D view inside your body
• Wristed instruments with the ability to bend and rotate far greater than the human hand

Specially trained surgeons offer a wide range of minimally invasive and robot-assisted options in specialty areas, including:

• Bariatric surgery
  • Robotic gastric bypass
  • Robotic sleeve gastrectomy
• Gynecologic surgery
  • Robotic endometriosis/adenomyosis surgery
  • Robotic endometriosis resection
  • Robotic hysterectomy, including single-incision robot-assisted hysterectomy surgery
  • Robotic radical hysterectomy for gynecologic cancer
  • Robotic total laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Robotic infertility surgery
  • Robotic myomectomy for uterine fibroids
  • Robotic tubal reanastomosis for blocked fallopian tubes
  • Robotic sacrocolpopexy for uterine prolapse and vaginal prolapse
  • Robotic surgery for excessive menstrual bleeding
  • Robotic surgery for gynecologic cancers, including uterine (endometrial) cancer and ovarian cancer
  • Robotic oophorectomy (ovary removal)
  • Robotic ovarian cystectomy
  • Robotic removal of ovarian cysts/masses
• General surgery
  • Robotic hernia repair for hiatal hernia, incisional hernia, inguinal hernia, ventral hernia and umbilical hernia
  • Robotic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia
• Gastrointestinal surgery
  • Robotic achalasia surgery
  • Robotic colectomy for colorectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis and other colon and rectal issues
  • Robotic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) for gallbladder cancer or gallbladder disease
  • Robotic gallstone surgery
  • Robotic gastrectomy
  • Robotic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) surgery
  • Robotic pancreatic cancer surgery
  • Robotic pancreatitis surgery
  • Robotic sigmoid colectomy
  • Robotic sphincter reconstruction
  • Robotic stomach cancer surgery
• Heart and vascular surgery
  • Robotic heart surgery may be available for patients who qualify for laparoscopic heart surgery (minimally invasive surgery)
• Lung cancer
  • Robotic lung cancer screening
  • Robotic lung cancer biopsy
  • Robotic lung cancer surgery
• Orthopedic surgery
  • Robotic total knee replacement
  • Robotic partial knee replacement
  • Robotic partial knee resurfacing
  • Robotic total hip replacement
• Transplant surgery
  • Robotic kidney transplant into recipient
  • Living donor kidney removal via single, belly button incision
• Urologic surgery
  • Robotic cystectomy for bladder cancer
  • Robotic nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer, kidney disease, kidney disorders and kidney donor
  • Robotic prostatectomy
  • Robotic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
  • Robotic surgery for urinary obstructions

Medical City Healthcare is also at the forefront of single-incision robotic surgery, completed through a tiny incision in the belly button. Surgeons at our hospitals offer single-incision, robot-assisted procedures for gastrointestinal, gynecological, transplant and urological surgeries, including:

• Gallbladder surgery
• Hernia repair
• Hysterectomy
• Living donor kidney removal
• Prostatectomy

General surgeons at our hospitals perform minimally invasive robotic surgeries. They also teach robotic surgery procedures to other physicians from all over the U.S.