Case study: Robotic cholecystectomy with simultaneous excision of gynecological cancer

A 76-year-old female patient was diagnosed with acute biliary cholecystitis and needed medical help due to right upper quadrant pain. The decision to remove the gallbladder as soon as possible was taken. At the same time the patient had a gynecologic hemorrhage and was consulted by a gynecologist prior to our operation. After screening the

Robotic removal of very low rectal cancer

A 56-year-old male patient complained for red right blood in his stools and colonoscopy revealed a rectal cancer 6 centimeters above the anal verge. Preoperative tumor staging confirmed there was benefit for neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy. The patient had 3 options: Open surgery with high chance of permanent end colostomy Laparoscopic surgery Robotic Surgery, which was

Robotic Repair of Giant Hiatal Hernia which caused Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain

Giant hernias are usually observed in elder patients and can become a real obstacle in their lives causing a plethora of problems, which in rare scenarios can cause symptoms from the heart and lungs, such as shortness of breath or chest pain. That was the case with our 68-year-old patient, who was diagnosed with a

Dr. Konstantinos Konstantinidis was awarded “Top Robotic General Surgery Performer in Distribution”

Greek surgeon of Athens Medical Group, Dr. Konstantinos Konstantinidis, was recently awarded, “Top Robotic General Surgery Performer in Distribution” by SofMedica, distributor of Intuitive Surgical’s minimally invasive robotic-assisted da Vinci surgical system. SofMedica is a member of an education-driven group of healthcare companies providing patients with innovative medical technologies and creating a bridge between the