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Asensus Surgical completes gallbladder removal on 16-year-old

The procedure at HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's was designed to safely and efficiently meet the needs of pediatric patients' small anatomy.

January 27, 2025
Reven smiling after surgery in his hospital bed.

Dr. Steve Rothenberg, the chief of pediatric surgery at HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's who performed the procedure, said his patients can weigh anywhere from less than 1 lb. to over 250 lbs. 

“There’s a huge range of patients that I have to deal with,” he told The Robot Report. “I specialize specifically in minimally invasive surgery in small infants and children. I have spent most of my career trying to develop instrumentation to work in that space.”  

Read the Robot Report article.

Learn more about Dr. Rothenberg.

Learn more about minimally invasive surgery at HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's.

Published:
January 27, 2025
Location:
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's Presbyterian St. Luke's

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