Surgeons at Summerlin Hospital use the da Vinci Surgical System to perform the following procedures:

• Prostate surgery
• Gynecologic surgery
• Kidney surgery
• Trans oral robotic surgery

Robotic surgery using the da Vinci System offers a number of benefits to patients, including:

• Less loss of blood
• Lower risk of infection
• Shorter recovery times
• Quicker return to work and normal activities
• Reduced scarring
• Reduced pain and trauma to the body

The da Vinci System can provide a number of benefits over conventional laparoscopy, in which the surgeon operates while standing, using hand-held, long-shafted instruments that have no mechanical wrists. With conventional laparoscopy, surgeons must look up and away from the instruments, to a nearby video monitor to see an image of the target anatomy. Surgeons must also rely on an assistant at the patient's side to position the camera correctly.

In contrast, the da Vinci System's ergonomic design allows surgeons to operate from a comfortable, seated position at the console, with their eyes and hands positioned in line with the instruments. To move the instruments or to reposition the camera, surgeons simply move their hands.

By providing surgeons with greater visualization, enhanced dexterity, greater precision and ergonomic comfort, the da Vinci Surgical System makes it possible for more surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures involving complex dissection or reconstruction. This ultimately raises the standard of care for complex surgeries, translating into numerous potential patient benefits.

For patients, a da Vinci procedure can offer all the potential benefits of a minimally invasive procedure, including less pain, less blood loss and less need for blood transfusions. In addition, the da Vinci System can help allow shorter hospital stays, quicker recoveries and a faster return to normal daily activities.
with da Vinci Prostatectomy.