Robotic Surgery

Faculty

Physicians in the Department of Urology review various treatment options with patients and provide throughtful and directed guidance in helping a patient choose the best option. In cases where minimally invasive surgery is an option, our physicians are able to offer their expertise with the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System®.

As seen in the image above, which is for a prostatectomy, the da Vinci Robot is far less invasive.

As a leading center for robotic assisted procedures, Northwestern physicians skillfully maximize the full potential of this technology.

Benefits to the patients include:

Less post-operative pain
Quicker recovery
Less blood less
Shorter hospital stay
Reduced scarring and complications

Surgical procedures currently performed with the da Vinci Robot® include:

Prostatectomy
Renal Surgery
Bladder Surgery
Pyeloplasty
Kidney Stone Removal
Ureteral Reconstructio

THE DA VINCI SYSTEM

The da Vinci Robot® is more precise than a pure laparoscopic approach as the instruments have seven degrees of motion. The superior camera with 12x magnification and a 3D color picture facilitates visualization of the neurovascular bundles.

At Northwestern, our doctors are at the forefront of the newest and most beneficial surgerical techniques and procedures. Below is a video of the da Vinci® robot in use at Northwestern, narrated by the doctors:

Concurrent inguinal hernia repair with mesh during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

Joshua Meeks, MD, Lee Zhao, MD, Amanda Macejko, MD, Robert Nadler, MD

The da Vinci Surgical System®