Robotic surgery in a 12-year-old girl to achieve Cholecystectomy and total Splenectomy indicated for complications of hereditary spherocytosis: Case report

Abstract AIM: The application of robotic-assisted laparoscopy in pediatric surgery.MATERIALS AND METHOD: We used robotic-assisted laparoscopy to perform cholecystectomy and total splenectomy in a 12-year-old girl suffering from complications of chronic anemia due to hereditary spherocytosis. This report has been approved by our hospital Ethical Committee and we got a consent statement from her mother. Patient confidentiality has been respected and the intention of this work is mainly for scientific consideration.RESULTS: We successfully removed the gallbladder and spleen with accessories using a robotic system. This intervention was safe and less risky for our patient. She improved rapidly and has been discharged after 11 days. The total length of hospital stay was 25 days. The first post-operative visit has been planned after 3 weeks. CONCLUSION: Robotic-assisted laparoscopy is giving another issue to perform major surgeries in children. Such surgeries have since been considered more invasive with conventional laparoscopy.