It's not the robot performing the surgery, it's the surgeon.
Phoenixville Hospital is among hospitals in the United States utilizing Da Vinci robotic surgery, offering patients the option of the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Da Vinci robotic surgery is a technologically advanced alternative to traditional surgical methods as well as laparoscopic surgery.
How It Works?
Da Vinci robotic surgery at Phoenixville Hospital seats the surgeon at a special viewing console where a robotic arm unit is controlled to perform delicate surgical procedures. Rather than making a single, long incision, surgeons using Da Vinci robotic surgery make three small incisions.
Three stainless steel probes are then guided into the incisions - one fitted with a camera, which acts as the physician's eyes, and the others fitted with surgical instruments. The movements of these probes are guided using precision controls that move in perfect synchronization with the surgeon's hands.
Smaller incisions means less trauma to surrounding tissue, which translates into reduced hospital stays. In many cases, a patient can go home in a day or two following a robotic procedure.
For more information regarding Da Vinci robotic surgery at Phoenixville Hospital or to schedule an appointment, please contact one of our physicians' offices today!
Dr. Arthur T. Martella
484-302-0204Dr. Kalra Pankaj
484-302-0218
Da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy
If you're researching prostate surgery at Phoenixville Hospital we'd like you to take a moment to learn about the Da Vinci robotic prostatectomy.
Studies show that the Da Vinci robotic prostatectomy may be the most effective, least invasive form of prostate surgery performed today. This method offers greater precision, along with a clearer three-dimensional view of prostate anatomy. The goal result is primarily cancer removal, but with a secondary goal of preserving urinary function and the nerves necessary for sexual functioning.
Da Vinci Robotic Prostate Surgery may also offer:
- Significantly less pain
- Less blood loss
- Fewer complications
- Less scarring
- A shorter hospital stay
- And a faster return to normal daily activities
Da Vinci Cardiovascular Robotic Surgery
Phoenixville Hospital is home to one of the few surgical teams in the region performing Da Vinci cardiovascular robotic surgery.
Since 2007, more than 30 open-heart and pulmonary operations have utilized Da Vinci Cardiovascular Robotic Surgery at Phoenixville Hospital. Gone is the traditional open-heart surgery with its weeks or even months of healing time and unsightly 9-10 inch scar. Instead, intricate, minimally invasive Da Vinci cardiovascular robotic surgery makes only three tiny incisions, all less than 2 inches long.
With no need to wait for bones to mend and sutures that are much smaller than they would with a traditional procedure, postoperative pain subsides faster and is easier to mange with Da Vinci Cardiovascular Robotic Surgery at Phoenixville Hospital. In fact, most patients can resume normal activity within two weeks!