About Robotic Prostate Surgery

Robotic prostate surgery allows for the removal of cancerous prostate glands, seminal vesicles, and lymph nodes through an advanced, minimally invasive procedure. Through the use of a remote console, Dr. Samadi controls specially-designed laparoscopic instruments that duplicate his every movement. Faster and less painful, robotic prostate surgery has a number of advantages, including:

• Shorter Incisions: As opposed to the long, abdomen muscle-damaging incisions created in traditional open prostatectomies, robotic prostate surgery allows Dr. Samadi to make five smaller keyhole cuts through which robot-attached instruments are then inserted
• Enhanced, 3-D Visualization: Two high-powered, microscopic, fiber optic cameras grant the surgeon an enhanced field of vision with which to work, offering a newfound clarity and visual closeness. No longer confined to a flat, 2-dimensional perspective, Dr. Samadi uses the da Vinci Surgical System’s magnification powers to achieve views that had previously been impossible
• Greater Precision and Flexibility: Robotic surgical technology grants surgeons a better range of motion and an increased ability to perform more precise movements. The console helps transform the Dr. Samadi’s every move, translating small gestures made outside the body into exact maneuvers inside the patient. With each surgical hand motion scaled, the da Vinci Surgical System helps gives prostate surgery the feel of an open procedure while eliminating any unpredictable tremors