Robot-assisted cholecystectomy with the new HUGO ™ robotic-assisted system: first worldwide report with system description, docking settings, and video

We describe the first robot-assisted cholecystectomy performed with the new Hugo RAS (robotic-assisted surgery) system (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) in Spain. The procedure was completed without conversion. No intraoperative complica tion or technical failure of the system was recorded. The operative time was 70 min. The docking time was 3 min. Hospital length of stay was 1 days. This case report shows the safety and feasibility of cholecystectomy with the Hugo RAS system and provides relevant data that may be of help to earl y adopters of this surgical platform.
Source: Updates in Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research