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Dr. Savatta – Page 15 – The Robotic Surgeon – Domenico Savatta, M.D.

Author: Dr. Savatta

  • Excellent book for prostate cancer patients

    clipped from www.prostatecancerfoundation.org Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Families Being diagnosed with prostate cancer can be a life-altering experience. It requires making some very difficult decisions about treatments that can affect not only the life of the man diagnosed, but also the lives of his family members…

  • Catheter withdrawal and suturing times of connection during robotic prostatectomy

    UroToday – WCE 2007 – Single Knot Anastomosis (SKA) For Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: An International Multicenter Outcome Survey of 5235 Cases They have shown that the time to complete the anastomosis for the expert, second generation, and trainee surgeons were 16, 23, and 30 minutes respectively. Additional stitches were necessary only in 1.1%. The anastomosis…

  • Sex After Robotic Prostatectomy: Penile Rehabilitation

    I have previously written about sexual function and how it changes after prostate cancer surgery. As men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer at a younger age and at an earlier stage, the preservation of erectile function and the ability to maintain satisfactory erections has become more important. My partners and I offer a variety…

  • Thank you to my NJ physician colleagues

    I was honored to be chosen as a top physician in NJ by my peers. This meant a lot to me after being in practice in NJ for only 4 1/2 years. I want to congratulate my partners who shared in this honor: Dr. Eric Seaman and Dr. Yithak Berger. Click picture for readable size.

  • My Robotic nephrectomy on you tube?

    As my friends and readers know, in May of 2007 I performed a live right kidney and adrenal gland removal for intuitive surgical. This was telecast to the AUA conference in Anaheim. My hospital helped me edit the video which I did a voice-over for and made into a nice 7 minute piece. I was…

  • Robotic failure during surgery

    Robot failure during radical prostatectomies is ‘extremely rare’ – Failure rates will continue to shrink as technology advances – UrologyTimes The study team recorded critical failures in 20 cases (0.3%) leading to the cancellation of 10 procedures and conversion to laparoscopic in one case and to open procedure in nine cases. Recoverable failures were more…

  • Robotic surgery coming to Edmonton

    edmontonsun.com – Edmonton News – $10M fundraiser in Edmonton aims to help combat prostate cancer An Edmonton hospital is tackling prostate cancer with a $10-million fundraiser to open a prostate health clinic, purchase a robotic surgery system and increase its research fund. Fundraising will likely bring another robotic system to Canda.

  • Robotic Kidney Surgery reaches Australia

    Man’s kidney removed by robot | The Daily Telegraph IT sounds like science fiction – but a NSW man has become the first person in the southern hemisphere to have a kidney removed by a robot.

  • Excellent review of HIFU in contemporary urology

    HIFU for prostate cancer – For more than a decade, HIFU has been investigated as a less invasive alternative to surgical treatment in men with localized prostate cancer. A growing and maturing body of research suggests that HIFU is a safe and efficacious option for several subgroups of patients. – Contemporary Urology HIFU for prostate…