The Robotic Surgeon Blog

  • Robotic Surgery Growth: October 2006

    View chart of Dr. Savatta’s robotic surgery growth For October I performed 15 robotic operations, 12 robotic prostate removals, 1 removal of part of a kidney, and 1 bladder and prostate for bladder cancer. I have performed 130 robotic prostatectomies in the last 12 months and 113 so far this year. In the last year…

  • Robotic prostatectomy in Montreal, Canada

    CNW Group: Robodoc: MUHC surgeon teams up with Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal robot to perform prostate cancer surgery

  • Fatty fishes such as salmon may prevent kidney cancer

    UroToday – Fatty Fish Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk of Renal Cancer in Women This study showed a significant decrease in the incidence of kidney cancer in women who ate fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel. Lean fish did not show this effect. The researchers thought the main factors were the presence of omega…

  • HIFU for the treatment of prostate cancer

    UroToday – Control of Prostate Cancer by Transrectal HIFU in 227 Patients HIFU, or high intensity focused ultrasound, works by creating ultrasound waves that are concentrated on the prostate to destroy the tumor cells. I did research on HIFU for the destruction of kidney tissue when I was a resident at Indiana University. Our institution…

  • Summary of foods that may be prostate protective

    Fredericksburg.com – Colorful eats cut risk of some cancer The same foods that prevent prostate cancer probably slow cancer down. The problem is that there have not been good studies yet that show exactly which foods or vitamins help. The nice thing about this article is it tells which foods have substances that may help:

  • Wives of prostate cancer patients affected by disease

    Nine MSN: Partners of cancer patients suffer too When discussing prostate cancer options and a new diagnosis, I always remind the patient to bring in their wife or loved one. This article points out that wives are also affected significantly by prostate cancer.

  • Delaware to obtain their first robot

    Delawareonline : The News Journal : St. Francis to use da Vinci system Delaware was one of the few states that did not have a daVinci robot. I believe this will leave only Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wyoming as states that do not have one yet according to the intuitive surgical…

  • Robotic Surgery in Tennessee

    Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Oak Ridger – news I am famiiar with Oak Ridge. A friend and fellow IU Urology grad of 2003 has a practice there. It is nice to see robotics making it to smaller towns in the US and I am sure Dr. James Sloan will find good use for it.

  • 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…