Category: Dr Savatta and hospitals

  • Robotic Surgery Growth: November 2006

    November 2006 robotic breakdown For November I performed 21 robotic operations: 15 robotic prostate removals (dvP), 2 removals of a part of a kidney (robotic simple nephrectomy), 1 kidney (robotic nephrectomy), 2 removals of parts of a prostate for BPH (simple prostatectomy), and 1 reconstruction. This was the 1st month that I performed 20 robotic…

  • 5 basic questions to ask your robotic surgeon

    Robotic Prostate Surgery – What Men Need To Know I came across this article on the web and can answer this for my practice: “If you are considering robotic prostate surgery over traditional open surgery, you should make the following questions part of your doctor-screening process: * How long have you been performing prostate surgery…

  • Haptics in the news

    “It always helps to be able to feel what you are doing, to feel the tissue tension and to feel the force when manipulating a suture,” says Domenico Savatta, chief of minimally invasive and robotic urology surgery at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. “Haptics would make it easier to learn robotic surgery, operate on things…

  • Newark Beth Israel in the news

    The Hudson Reporter – Science fiction surgery showcased Robotic medical technology on display in Secaucus “I used to do a lot of open surgery operations,” he said. “Once I learned how to use the robot, I became able to do most of my big operations, including prostate cancer operations, in a way that is minimally…

  • Newark Beth Israel chosen for beta tests for daVinci upgrades

    I had the opportunity to beta test the newest additions to the daVinci S robot. The engineers have done an excellent job with minor upgrades. The 4th pedal which had been empty was fitted with a bipolar pedal. This was a nice much awaited for addition that will make setup much easier as we had…

  • Robotic Kidney removal: Robotic Growth Sep 2006

    Robotic surgery growth chart In September I performed 15 robotic operations. We had a patient that travelled the farthest to date to have surgery at Newark Beth Israel. He came from Italy for a robotic prostatectomy and flew home after 15 days with minimal problems. I also performed 6 kidney operations for cancer. One was…

  • AUA Live Telecast Summary

    On Monday, May 22nd, I performed a live telecast from Newark Beth Israel to the American Urologic Association Conference in Atlanta of a dvP. This was my first live telecast of a surgical procedure. Our case was a success. The patient did very well and was discharged within 24 hours with minimal pain. The robotic…

  • How may robotic prostate surgeries have you done?

    This is one of the most common questions I am asked. Patients want to know if their surgeon is qualified to do a procedure. I always answer this question honestly and to the best of my knowledge. With robotic cases I keep accurate data on outcomes and can answer this precisely. I then add “How…