The procedure was performed by Dylan Nieman, MD, PhD, using the DaVinci X robot at the hospital’s ambulatory surgical pavilion, according to an Aug. 5 news release.
The pavilion will use robotics for most hernia surgeries and gallbladder surgeries, and certain gynecologic and urologic procedures.
RWJBarnabas Health is based in West Orange, N.J.
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