Robotic Gallbladder Surgery

Acholecystectomy (koh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Your gallbladder collects and stores bile — a digestive fluid produced in your liver.

A cholecystectomy is a common surgery, approximately 1.2 million gallbladder removal surgeries are performed in the U.S. each year.

We caught up with BayCare Medical Group surgeon, Dr. Sahand Bamarni to find out more about robotic gallbladder surgery and its benefits.

BayCare offers patients the robotic laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure, a minimally invasive robotic procedure for gallbladder removal. During this procedure, the surgeon sits at a console viewing 3-D, high-definition images while using controls below the display to move robotic arms with attached surgical instruments. The system translates the surgeon’s hand, wrist, and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments. The surgery can be performed in less than one hour with a typical hospital stay of two hours.

Most people who require gallbladder removal are candidates for the robotic surgery. According to the American College of Surgeons, surgery is the recommended treatment for gallbladder pain from gallstones and nonfunctioning gallbladders.

Robotic gallbladder surgery is not a new procedure. In fact, the first ever robotic surgery was robotic gallbladder removal performed by Dr. Himpes in Belgium in 1997. Since then, the procedure has been standardized and perfected. The benefits of robotic gallbladder surgery over its non-robotic counterpart have become unquestionable.

Benefits of Robotic Gallbladder Surgery:
Reduced risk of complications, including surgical site infection
Less blood loss (reducing the need for a blood transfusion)
Less pain (reducing the need for pain medication)
Smaller, less visible scars
Shorter hospital stays. Many patients return home the same day as surgery.
Faster recovery
Significantly less risk of conversion to open surgery.
Gallbladder removal doesn’t have to be a scary journey. With cutting edge technology and skilled surgeons we can get our patients back to normal life and activities in record time, feeling much better.

Patients with gall bladder disease may present with one of more of these symptoms. If you have any of these please make sure to schedule an appointment or consultation with a surgeon.

Abdominal Pain, especially in the upper right part of your belly.
Jaundice (yellowish skin or yellowing in the whites of your eyes)
Nausea and vomiting
Sometimes, gallstones block the flow of bile and affect your pancreas (pancreatitis)

Dr. Sahand Bamarni specializes in general surgery with BayCare Medical Group serving the Bartow, Florida area. He received his medical degree from the University of Duhok College of Medicine in Duhok, Iraq, followed by a general surgery residency at Azadi Teaching Hospital in Duhok, Iraq. Dr. Bamarni completed an internship in general surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, then continued his medical education by completing a general surgery residency at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Florida. Dr. Bamarni believes in providing an excellent bedside manner and providing up-to-date patient and family communications. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dr. Bamarni include, performing a variety of general surgical procedures including acute care surgery, mastectomy, skin and soft tissue masses, cholecystectomy, acute care surgery, splenectomy, colorectal surgery, anorectal procedures, ventral and inguinal hernias, utilizing comprehensive laparoscopic and robotic techniques. Dr. Bamarni is affiliated with Bartow Regional Medical Center.

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