Robotic Assisted Prostate Surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System – During a procedure, the Side cart is positioned next to the operating table with the da Vinci Robotic arms arranged to provide entry points into the human body and prostate. EndoWrist instruments, and the Da Vinci Insight Vision System, are mounted onto the robot’s electromechanical arms representing the surgeon’s left and right hands and provide functionality to perform complex tissue manipulation through the entry points, or ports. Endowrist instruments include forceps, scissors, electrocautery, scalpels and other surgical tools. Endowrist instruments are selected and changed during the robotic prostatectomy. If the surgeon needs to change an Endowrist, as is common during a robotic prostatectomy procedure, the instrument is withdrawn from the surgical system using controls at the console. Typically, an operating room nurse standing near the patient physically removes the EndoWrist instruments and replaces them with new instruments.
The surgeon performs the robotic prostatectomy while sitting comfortably at the console, manipulating the hand controls and viewing the operation live through the da Vinci Robot’s InSight vision system. This is more comfortable for the surgeon and reduces operating fatigue, a known hindrance in open surgery. The robotic assisted prostate surgery is completed with the removal of the da Vinci prostatectomy instruments and closure of the small incisions in the abdomen with sutures.
Dr. Samadi’s patient testimonials and media coverage attest to his robotic prostatectomy expertise. Dr. Samadi has performed >over 3,200 robotic prostatectomy procedures. The majority of Dr. Samadi’s da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy patients are discharged within 24- hours of their surgery. Many patients leave the same day, and often walk out of the hospital within hours of their robotic prostatectomy surgery. For most patients, Dr. Samadi’s use of the da Vinci Prostatectomy provides superior benefits over traditional open or laparoscopic prostatectomy, including*:
* Quicker return to normal activity
* Shorter hospitalization (most patients go home the next day)
* Reduced risk of incontinence and impotence
* Less blood loss and transfusion
* Reduced pain
