{"id":230869,"date":"2025-09-16T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/230869\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:05:16","slug":"northwestern-medicine-becomes-first-health-system-in-illinois-to-perform-single-incision-robotic-procedures-for-thoracic-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/230869\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern Medicine becomes first health system in Illinois to perform single incision robotic procedures for thoracic patients"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Rodolfo before surgery \n <\/p>\n


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\u201cFor patients who have received this new type of procedure, their recovery has been much faster and less painful, allowing them to get home and get back to work easier. It\u2019s especially a great option for elderly and more frail patients because it decreases their risk of falling post-surgery since they have a reduced need for opioid pain medications,\u201d said Dr. Kim.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For 74-year-old Rodolfo (who chose to keep his last name private), undergoing surgery with a new robot was a bit exciting, since he spent the majority of his career as a computer engineer, working with robots and fixing computers and electronics. After doctors discovered a rare, slow-growing tumor in his thymus gland called thymoma, Rodolfo was deemed a perfect candidate to undergo surgery at\u00a0Northwestern Memorial Hospital<\/a>\u00a0with the new da Vinci SP surgical system.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very supportive of medical advancements \u2013 especially when they involve a robot \u2013 so when Dr. Kim told me the new robotic platform would help me recover more quickly with less pain, I was all for it,\u201d said Rodolfo, who underwent his procedure in mid-August.<\/p>\n

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