Gibbeum Hospital Completes 1,700 Robotic Cholecystectomy Cases

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Gibbeum Hospital Reaches 1,700 Robotic Cholecystectomy Cases as Precision Surgery Expands

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Gibbeum Hospital, a general hospital and a surgical specialty hospital designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, achieved 1,700 cumulative robotic cholecystectomy cases last September. As of the end of 2025, Gibbeum Hospital had performed more than 8,000 cumulative cholecystectomies, including 1,990 procedures in 2025 alone. There were zero reported surgical site infections among the operations performed in 2

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ealed within the navel and relatively unnoticeable, while imposing a comparatively lower financial burden. However, because the instruments can easily collide and securing triangulation is difficult, the procedure requires a high level of expertise from the surgeon, and the possibility of incisional hernia must also be considered. Robotic cholecystectomy uses high-resolution 3D stereoscopic vision and instruments cap

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able of articulated movement, making it advantageous for precise dissection in difficult cases, such as acute cholecystitis with severe adhesions. On the other hand, the financial burden of non-covered expenses associated with robotic use and the barriers to introducing and operating the equipment were presented as practical factors that must be considered in a secondary hospital setting. Chief Hyun In Geun said, "Bo

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th techniques can be good alternatives to conventional laparoscopic surgery depending on the patient's condition," adding, "In secondary hospitals and surgical specialty hospitals, it is important to select the technique best suited to each patient by comprehensively considering the severity of the disease, the degree of gallbladder inflammation, and underlying conditions, as well as the patient's financial burden an

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