Robotic surgery is an advance in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Da Vinci robot). This technique offers the possibility of performing complex surgical interventions with much greater control and precision than the conventional laparoscopic approach, resulting in less bleeding during and after surgery, with fewer adverse effects and better patient recovery.
Da Vinci Robot: robotic surgery in Urology
Robotic surgery consists of the combined use of a console that offers a 3D view of the surgical field, which controls a mobile platform with four robotic arms that reproduce the movements of the Urology specialist’s hand in a very precise manner by means of specific instruments miniaturized in the patient.
In this way, complex surgeries can be approached, improving the open technique and allowing greater precision and safety than conventional laparoscopic surgery.
Advantages of Da Vinci robotic surgery
In robotic surgery there is no incision that exposes the abdominal cavity, since it is a laparoscopic procedure. It has three-dimensional (3D) and magnified (10x) vision that allows excellent visualization of the surgical field; 360º movements that help to perform dissection and sutures with enormous precision. It is especially useful in urological surgery (complex pelvic and renal).
Minimally invasive surgery translates into a postoperative period with less pain and faster recovery.
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Applications
Oncologic Surgery
- Prostate cancer: radical prostatectomy.
- Renal cancer: Partial nephrectomy (more frequent) or Radical nephrectomy.
- Radical cystectomy
Reconstructive Surgery
- Pyeloplasty
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse Correction