What is robotic prostate surgery?
Referred to by many as robotic surgery for prostate cancer or robotic prostatectomy, da Vinci® Prostatectomy is more accurately a robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgery that is quickly becoming the preferred treatment for removal of the prostate following early diagnosis of prostate cancer. In fact, studies suggest that da Vinci Prostatectomy may be the most effective, least invasive prostate surgery performed today. The robot, called the da Vinci Surgical System, is used to assist in surgical removal of the prostate by providing three-dimensional vision, magnification and an articulating robotic wrist.
Robotic prostate surgery is a surgical process that utilizes modern technology as part of the strategy for conducting surgical procedures that involve the prostate gland. In many cases, this approach can be successfully used in place of open surgery techniques, meaning the opportunity for complications and difficulty during the recovery period are minimized. As a result, the patient is less likely to experience pain or a prolonged recuperation period after undergoing a robotic procedure. Rather than employ traditional methods that required the surgeon to create an opening in which to operate on the prostate, robotic devices now make it possible to utilize the natural orifices of the body to reach the prostate and conduct a number of different tasks during the procedure. Using the latest in medical robotics, it is possible for the surgeon to use tiny robots to view the prostate. Additional tools make it possible to collect samples for tests, or deal with the incidence of prostate cancer
