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Changing the Experience of Prostate Surgery; da Vinci S HD Surgical System Overview; Three patients and Gynecologic Oncologist, Dr. Lynn Kowalski describe their experience of hysterectomy performed for uterine cancer a Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.; Atlanta Urologist, Scott D. Miller, M.D. and the experience of two of his patients in their treatment for prostate cancer. One of the patients was Robert Jordan, a news anchor for WGN, Chicago who tells his story.;
News Story and Video (Courtesy of KAIT 8 - Jonesboro)
White River Medical Center Staff Physicians performing prostate and gynecological surgery in Batesville include:
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White River Medical Center is the first hospital in North Central Arkansas to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery. Drs. Rob Emery and Hunter Brown performed the first surgery using the new technology recently. The da Vinci® robotic surgical system can be used effectively in prostate surgery and gynecological surgery.
 Using the da Vinci® Surgical System, the surgeon operates while seated comfortably at a console viewing a 3D high definition image of the surgical field. The surgeon's fingers grasp the master controls below the display, with hands and wrists naturally positioned relative to his or her eyes. The system seamlessly translates the surgeon's hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments at the surgical site.
Many surgical procedures performed today using standard laparoscopic technique may be performed more quickly and easily using the da Vinci® Surgical System. Robotic surgery delivers increased clinical capability while maintaining the same "look and feel" as open surgery.
While traditional laparoscopy is widely applied to a limited set of routine procedures, few surgeons used the minimally invasive approach for complex procedures. The da Vinci® Surgical System allows trained surgeons to perform complex procedures using a minimally invasive approach – routinely and with confidence. The advanced feature set and extensive EndoWrist® instrumentation of the da Vinci® Surgical System enable surgeons to perform procedures through 1-2 cm incisions.
“Robotic surgery is especially applicable to prostate surgery because of the complex nature of the surgery,” said Rob Emery, M.D., Urologist. “With the da Vinci® system, patients experience smaller incisions, reduced blood loss, less post-operative pain and discomfort, less risk of infection, shorter hospital stay, and faster recovery and return to normal daily activities.
Dr. Brown added, “Patients may also experience fewer negative side effects typically associated with prostate surgery.”
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