HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Celebrates Surgeon's 1,500th Robotic-Assisted Surgery Case

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HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital is celebrating 1,500 robotic-assisted surgical cases by board certified, general surgeon Dr. Wesley Hendricks, D.O. Dr. Hendricks is using the advanced technology to treat hernias, gallbladders, abdominal conditions, reflux, and in general surgery cases. With robotic-assisted surgery, the surgeon controls specialized instruments from a surgical console. The robot has multiple, flexible arms and the console provides the surgeon high definition views during surgery.   For patients, the benefits are often smaller incisions, less pain, less time under anesthesia, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery time.

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