 Hello, I'm Dr. Kristin Bush. I'm a colon rectal surgeon here at Michigan Health. I'm here today to talk to you about minimally invasive surgery using the DaVinci robotic surgery system. Traditionally, colon and rectal surgery was done through a large open incision in which a surgeon could see and touch a patient's organs with their hands as they operated. Over time, we've been able to add a different technique called minimally invasive surgery. This technique includes approaches such as laparoscopy or the DaVinci robot system. With minimally invasive surgery, a surgeon can make small incisions and use a magnified 3D vision system to operate. The instruments used to operate have flexible joints that move very similar to the human wrist, which can help a surgeon be more precise during an operation. With the use of the DaVinci robot for surgery, we have found that patients have smaller incisions, less pain after surgery, a quicker return to eating regular food, and shorter hospital stays. Here at Michigan Health, I currently use the robotic system for surgeries to remove colon cancer or rectal cancer, treat diverticular disease, and to help correct rectal prolapse. I've seen patients really benefit from the use of robotic surgery when they're able to go home from the hospital sooner and get back to the things they love doing in life.