Tag: dvP

  • Rhode Island joins robotic community

    Robotic surgery on prostate cancer arrives in R.I. | Rhode Island news | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal This is robot-assisted surgery — and some say it’s the future of surgery. Miriam Hospital is the first hospital in the state to acquire the robot, called the da Vinci Surgical System, which…

  • Robotic Prostate Surgery- 1st quarter update

    The 1st quarter of 2007 was my busiest for da Vinci Prostatectomies (dvP) for prostate cancer (52 operations), as well as my busiest total robotic surgery 3 month period (60 operations). My dvP volume increased 63% from the previous year and 24% from the previous quarter, which was then a record. My total robotic surgery…

  • Dr. Menon at EAU meeting

    UroToday – EAU 2007 – AUA Lecture at the EAU 2007 – “The Role of Robotics in Urology” The market is primarily coming from patient “advertising” to other patients by word of mouth and use of the internet. The perceived benefit is likely based upon decreased blood loss and quicker recovery. He hypothesized that this…

  • Robotic Prostatectomy Results from Vattikuti Institute

    UroToday – European Urology – Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Analysis of Results Results Complete follow-up information was obtained in 1142 patients with a minimum follow-up of 12 mo (range: 12–66 mo; median: 36 mo). The actuarial 5-yr biochemical recurrence rate was 8.4% and the actual biochemical recurrence rate was 2.3%. Median duration of…

  • Robotic Prostatectomy Review

    Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Conclusion Our review of the data for RALP shows a promising procedure in evolution. The limitations of robotic technology such as lack of haptic feedback seem to be outweighed by the advantages of improved visualisation and miniature instrumentation. While economic considerations are paramount the procedure is continuing to grow because…

  • Prostate cancer surgery: hospital stays for open vs robotic surgery

    Length of Hospital Stay Similar for Robotic Assisted and Conventional Prostatectomy The current study prospectively compared length of hospital stay in 374 patients who underwent conventional RP and 629 who underwent LRP between 2002 and 2005. These authors reported that 94.3% of patients undergoing RP and 97.5% undergoing LRP were discharged on or before postoperative…

  • Delivery of the Median Lobe: A novel way to perform one of the most difficult parts of the dvP

    This is my first technique that I will be adding to a new section of the blog. After watching many videos and trying different ways to approach an intravesical median lobe, I found a new way to take care of it. The following video was uploaded to google video and shows the dissection of a…

  • 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…