Robotic Surgery in Digestive Diseases - Applications and Clinical Outcomes
10th December 2026, 14:00 to 15:00 GMT / 19:30 to 20:30 IST
Overview
This webinar will explore the expanding role of robotic surgery across digestive diseases, including upper gastrointestinal, colorectal and hepatopancreatobiliary procedures. Faculty will review current applications, patient selection, technical considerations and evidence on perioperative and clinical outcomes. The discussion will highlight the potential benefits and limitations of robotic approaches, including operative precision, recovery, complications and functional outcomes. Practical challenges, multidisciplinary planning and future directions in robotic digestive surgery will also be addressed.
Aims
To provide an evidence-based overview of current applications of robotic surgery in digestive diseases, with a focus on procedural indications, patient selection, technical considerations and clinical outcomes across upper GI, colorectal and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
- Identify the major current applications of robotic surgery across upper GI, colorectal and hepatopancreatobiliary procedures.
- Discuss key factors influencing patient selection, operative planning and technical execution in robotic digestive surgery.
- Review available evidence on perioperative outcomes, complications, recovery, functional outcomes and oncological outcomes where relevant.
- Recognise the limitations, learning curve, resource considerations and importance of multidisciplinary decision-making in the implementation of robotic digestive surgery.
Panellists
Our panellists include:
Dr. Vishal C. Soni
Director & Clinical Lead at Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad.
Dr. Santhosh Anand K. S
Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Dr. Kalayarasan Raja (Moderator)
Senior Consultant - Robotic Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) & Gastrointestinal Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
Prof. Subhash Khanna (Moderator)
Chief :Department of Minimal Access ,GI and Robotic Surgery, Swagat Super Speciality Surgical institute,Guwahati, India.
Dr. Shafaque Shaikh (Moderator) - MBBS, FRCS, PhD. Director of Research. ALSGBI, Robotic and Technology Enhanced Surgery, Robotic Lead for General Surgery, NHS Grampian.
CPD
1 Hour
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Recording
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