Liver surgery Basel – innovation brings higher patient benefit

Most of Switzerland's robotic liver operations take place in Basel. Guided by leading experts, roboticassisted procedures are a game-changer for patients because they take precision and safety to a new level. Thanks to highly developed robotic technology, the surgeons in the team led by Prof. Beat Müller, Head of Visceral Surgery at Clarunis, can perform complex operations using minimally invasive techniques. For patients, this minimally invasive liver surgery means smaller incisions, less pain and quicker recovery. The millimeter-precise control of the robot arms reduces the risk of complications and ensures considerably better chances of recovery. During operations with the surgical robot, the movements of the robot arms are controlled directly by the surgeon - there is no autopilot. The instruments are inserted into the abdominal cavity via 8 mm access points. Thanks to the 3D camera with 10x magnification effect and the very flexible instruments, extremely precise work with the robot is possible.

Clarunis, the University Abdominal Center Basel, is also excellently positioned in research on these topics. Two international multi-center studies on robot-assisted surgery are being managed from Basel.

Open surgery is still used for complex liver surgery, which affects difficult liver tumors. With the new addition of Prof. Philipp Dutkowski together with PD Dr. Philip Müller from Prof. Clavien's talent factory, the competence of Clarunis at the University Hospital Basel has increased significantly once again.