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Article: Robotic surgery eases stress on patients, doctors.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2003
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Byline: Jon Van
CHICAGO _ Inside the operating room, Dr. Arieh Shalhav isn't likely to ask for a scalpel or forceps.
But he might ask an assistant to clean his camera.
During a recent surgery, Shalhav sits several feet from the patient, manipulating robotic instrument controls and a miniaturized optics system as he worked to remove a cancerous prostrate gland.
Robotic surgery _ a skill Shalhav is learning _ is still a rarity but it's poised to become more popular as patients push doctors to adopt technology that can make surgery less stressful. While robotic equipment is expensive, at about $1.2 million a station, it does reduce a ...