What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?
In the past ten years, new devices have given surgeons the ability to operate through small incisions. We call this type of surgery "minimally invasive" because it does not require large incisions and long hospital stays. Minimally invasive surgery brings many benefits to patients.
The benefits of minimally invasive surgery include:
- less pain, trauma, and loss of function to the patient
- decreased blood loss during surgery
- increased safety
- shorter recovery
What is the da Vinci Surgical System?
The da Vinci Surgical System uses state of the art, patented, robotic technology to allow physicians to operate through small, dime-size abdominal incisions. Robotic “arms” inside the patient perform surgery with a variety of specialized surgical instruments. Seated at a console, the physician views the surgical area in three dimension, magnified ten times normal. The controls at the console allow the physician to move the robotic “hands” with precision, eliminating the natural tremor of even the steadiest of human hands.
What are the advantages of the da Vinci Surgical System?
A quicker recovery. Robotic surgery reduces pain and trauma to the body allowing patients to recover quicker and return to their normal activities faster than with traditional open surgery.
A better view. Cameras used in normal endoscopic surgery provide two-dimensional images. The da Vinci Surgical System provides 3-D images that can be magnified allowing physicians to get a better view of the surgical field.
A more precise operation. The magnified 3-D view provided by the state of the art camera system coupled with the precise ability to move the robotic arms within the patient allows for a more precise surgery.
What procedures can be performed using the da Vinci Surgical System?
The daVinci Surgical System is currently being used to help treat the following conditions: prostate cancer, kidney cancer, women's urinary incontinence, and hysterectomies.
Gynecological Procedures: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for patients diagnosed with cancer, fibroids, uterine prolapse, ovarian masses and cysts.
Urological Procedures: Prostatectomy and Renal Surgeries.
What physicians at Carlisle Regional Medical Center are currently trained to use the da Vinci Surgical System?
Gynecological Procedures:
Dina L. Schweitzer, MD, Women's Health Specialists of Carlisle, (717) 218-8888
David L. Williams, DO, Women's Health Specialists of Carlisle, (717) 218-8888
Lauren M. Winn, MD, Carlisle Ob/Gyn, (717) 218-9830
Urology Procedures:
Andrew M. Dussinger, MD, Carlisle Urology, (717) 243-9021
Virgilio A. Centenera, MD, Carlisle Urology, (717) 243-9021