What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?
Minimally invasive are just two fancy words that mean smaller incisions. These types of surgeries mean shorter hospitalization and faster recovery for patients. Other benefits may be:
- Less blood
- Less scarring
- Reduced risk of infection
- Faster return to your life
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How Does the Robotic Surgical System Work?
Robotic Surgery: What to Expect
During a Robotic-assisted surgery, your surgeon “directs” the surgery from nearby, but does not stand over you like during a traditional surgery. While each surgery is different, here are the general steps to a Robotic-assisted surgery:
- Your surgeon makes tiny (one to two centimeter-long) incisions in your body.
- Your doctor inserts a miniature robotic instruments and a powerful camera into your body.
- Your surgeon then sits at a nearby console (a large computer) to direct the procedure. At the console, the area of operation can be seen highly magnified, with excellent resolution.
- Sitting at the console, your surgeon manipulates the controls.
- The instruments respond to these movements, and translate them into precise, real-time movements inside your body.
- The robotic devices, which have greater dexterity and range of motion than a human, allow your surgeon to successfully perform delicate surgeries in hard-to-reach places.
What are the Benefits of Robotic-assisted Surgery?
There are many benefits to having a Robotic-assisted surgery. A Robotic-assisted surgery benefits you directly—shorter recovery time—as well as indirectly—the surgeon has better visualization, leading to a more precise surgery.
● Your surgeon has greater range of motion and dexterity
● Your surgeon sees a highly-magnified, high-resolution image of the operating field
● Your surgeon has better access to the area being operated on
● Shorter hospital stay
● Less risk of infection
● Less blood loss and fewer blood transfusions
● Less pain
● Faster recovery
● Quicker return to daily routine
Is Robotic Surgery Safe?
Safety and quality is our highest priority.
Urologic Conditions
- Female incontinence
- Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Benign prostatic
- hyperplasia (enlargement)
- Ureteral stricture (obstruction)
Urologic Robotic Surgeries
We use the da Vinci robot to treat the following urologic conditions:
- Cancers
- Prostate cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Adrenal cancer
