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STLToday: Robotic surgery emerges as a valuable tool 
The Cancer Care Center
Advanced Treatment Technologies
da Vinci Surgical System
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a condition that may require surgery, you owe it to yourself to learn about all of your medical options, including the most effective, least invasive surgical treatments available.
The da Vinci® Si™Surgical System provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy. Through its state-of-the-art robotic platform, surgeons can use very small incisions to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures with unmatched precision.
Benefits of the da Vinci® Si System
- significantly less pain
- less blood loss
- less scarring
- shorter recovery time
- faster return to normal daily activities
- better clinical outcomes, in many cases
Procedures using the da Vinci® Si System
Some of the procedures that can be performed using the da Vinci® Surgical System include:
Prostatectomy
Facing any kind of urologic surgery creates a great deal of anxiety for most men. You may be concerned about your body functioning normally after the surgery. The standard approach has been traditional open urologic surgery, during which large incisions are made to access the pelvic organs.
Drawbacks to this approach include:
- significant post-surgical pain
- lengthy recovery
- unpredictable, potentially long-term impact on continence and sexual function.
The da Vinci® Si™ System uses a minimally invasive approach that is ideal for delicate urologic surgery, such as a prostatectomy. In this procedure, the target site is tightly confined and surrounded by nerves affecting urinary control and sexual function. Using the da Vinci® Si™ System approach, your surgeons can target the area precisely, leaving the surrounding nerves untouched.
Hysterectomy
The traditional, open approach to this gynecologic surgery involves making a large incision on your abdomen in order to access your uterus and surrounding organs and nerves.
This traditional approach, the standard for many years, has drawbacks, including:
- significant pain
- trauma
- long recovery process
- threat to the surrounding organs
For complex hysterectomies and other gynecologic procedures, robot-assisted surgery with the da Vinci® Si™ System may be the most effective, least invasive treatment option. Through tiny incisions, no bigger than one to two centimeters, your surgeon can operate with greater precision and control. The result is less pain, while increasing the likelihood of a fast recovery and positive outcome.
Other Surgeries
Today, complex conditions ranging from cancer to uterine prolapse and other urologic procedures, fibroids, nephrectomies, and even heart disease can be treated using a minimally invasive approach, thanks to the da Vinci® Si™ System. This approach uses a robotic surgical system that provides your surgeon better vision, more precision and control. It requires only a few small incisions, so you can get back to your life faster, without the usual lengthy recovery following major surgery.
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