About Robotic-Assisted Surgery
John C. Lincoln’s da Vinci S Robotic Surgery System is a technologically advanced surgical partner. It responds directly to the surgeon’s control and provides a previously unavailable three-dimensional view of the surgical field—one that’s magnified up to 10 times actual size.
For patients, this means surgeons can perform more delicate and precise procedures. And, compared with typical open surgery, smaller incisions are needed (1-2 centimeters, versus 15-30 centimeters), resulting in less scarring.
Working at a console adjacent to the patient, the surgeon controls da Vinci’s tiny instruments that perform the procedure with greater dexterity than human physiology allows. Patients who have had surgery using the da Vinci robot commonly require less recovery time and have fewer side effects.
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The da Vinci S Surgical System in operation. |
Procedures Offered
Specially trained and board certified surgeons at John C. Lincoln Hospitals use the da Vinci surgical system to perform urologic, gynecologic and general surgical procedures.
General Surgery
- Adrenalectomy: Removal of one, or both, adrenal glands for a variety of benign and malignant conditions, and hormone disorders.
- Appendectomy: Surgery removing the appendix.
- Cholecystectomy: Surgery removing the gall bladder.
- Gastrectomy: Surgery to remove part or the entire stomach.
- Hemicolectomy (Colon Resection): Surgery to remove part or the entire colon.
- Hiatal Hernia: Surgery repairing a hiatal hernia, which occurs when part of the stomach pushes through the diaphragm into the chest.
- Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: Surgery repairing an inguinal hernia, which is a lump in the groin area resulting from abdominal organs pushing through the abdominal wall.
- Large Bowel Resection (Colon Cancer): Removal of part of the large bowel/large intestine. Used to treat common conditions such as colon cancer, diverticulitis disease, or possible block in the intestine due to scar tissue.
- Liver Resection: Removal of a portion of the liver. Usually done to remove types of liver tumors.
- Nissen Fundoplication: Surgery to strengthen the sphincter and block stomach acid from splashing back up into the esophagus.
- Pancreatectomy: Surgery to remove part or the entire pancreas.
- Small Bowel Resection: Surgery to remove part of the small bowel, located between the stomach and large bowel. May be recommended for a block in the intestine; bleeding, infection or ulcers due to inflammation (Crohn’s disease); pre-cancerous polyps; or benign tumors.
- Splenectomy: Removal of the spleen in circumstances, such as enlargement from lymphoma, leukemia, chronic anemia, and trauma.
Gynecologic Surgery
- Hysterectomy: Surgery to remove a woman’s uterus
- Myomectomy: Surgery to remove uterine fibroids
Urologic Surgery
- Pyeloplasty: The surgical reconstruction or revision of the renal pelvis to drain and decompress the kidney
- Radical prostatectomy: Surgery removing the prostate and nearby tissues.