Robotic Surgery

Since introducing robotic surgery to our patients in 2008, our specially trained team has grown and expanded the use of the da Vinci® Surgical System. In 2019, we added a second system, the da Vinci Xi, to accommodate the increasing demand for the enhanced capabilities of robot-assisted surgery. The hospital recently introduced a robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the lung, the Ion Endoluminal System.

Both traditional laparoscopic and robotic surgery are minimally invasive, using small incisions and a tiny camera. With laparoscopy, the surgeon stands over the patient, operating with rigid, stick-like instruments. Robotic technology expands on what surgeons can do laparoscopically. The robotic platform allows the surgeon to manipulate tissue and place sutures (stitches) in areas that straight-stick laparoscopic instruments cannot reach. Robotic-assisted procedures offered by specially-trained surgeons include:

Cardiac

• Atrial fibrillation ablation
• Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB)
• Intracardiac Tumor (Atrial Myxoma and Fibroelastoma) Resection
• Left atrial appendage exclusion
• Mitral valve repair
• Tricuspid valve repair

Colorectal

• Colon resection (colectomy)
• Diverticulitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis)
• More complex and right colectomy for cancer and diverticulitis 
• Rectal prolapse
• Rectal resection
• Removal of cancerous or benign tumors, polyps, and lesions

General Surgery

• Hernia repair (including complex and larger hernias)
• Cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal)

Gynecology

• Endometriosis
• Hysterectomy 
• Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids)
• Pelvic adhesions
• Pre-pregnancy cerclage
• Prolapse

Thoracic

• Bilobectomy
• Lobectomy
• Lung cancer
• Lymph node dissection
• Mediastinal mass resection
• Segmentectomy
• Thymectomy
• Wedge resections

Urology

• Bladder resection
• Nephrectomy (kidneys)
• Prostatectomy (prostate)