da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy
We're proud to offer men an innovative alternative to traditional prostatectomy: the da Vinci® Surgical System. This platform allows physicians to perform a minimally invasive procedure that has been shown to offer patients significant benefits such as faster return to normal activity.
North Memorial Medical Center was the first hospital in the west Twin Cities metro area to offer this robotic surgical technology.
How It Works
The da Vinci Surgical System is the world's only robotic surgical platform designed to help physicians perform complex procedures through 1-2 cm incisions. It offers a physician superior visualization, enhanced dexterity and greater precision for the optimal performance of minimally invasive surgery.
The system consists of a surgeon's console that is linked to a patient-side surgical cart featuring four robotic arms that position and maneuver instruments and a 3D endoscopic camera. The da Vinci System seamlessly translates the surgeon's hand movements into precise movements of the instruments, allowing physicians to perform complex surgery in a manner never before experienced.
The da Vinci System is not designed to perform surgery on its own, but rather to enhance a physician's ability to perform surgery. Procedures are always performed and monitored by a physician and a surgical team.
Benefits of da Vinci Prostatectomy
For most patients, da Vinci Prostatectomy offers substantially less pain and a much shorter recovery than traditional prostate surgery. Other advantages may include reduced need for blood transfusions; less scarring and less risk of infection. Moreover, recent studies suggest that da Vinci Prostatectomy may offer improved cancer control and a lower incidence of impotence and urinary incontinence. Because outcomes vary from one patient to the next, specific benefits cannot be guaranteed.
Click here to watch a video about da Vinci Prostatectomy.
More Information
Speak with your doctor to find out if da Vinci Prostatectomy is right for you, and call us to receive a brochure, fact sheet and details about our prostate cancer support group. The da Vinci surgery hotline is (763) 520-1690. You may also contact the office of one of the following da Vinci-trained physicians who practice at North Memorial:
Joseph Cerny, MD
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Raymond Hackett, MD
North Urology, Ltd.
(763) 520-5888
www.northurology.com
David Streitz, MD
Metro Urology
Unity ProfessionalBuilding, Fridley
(763) 783-8582
www.metro-urology.com
Dean Tortorelis, MD
North Urology, Ltd.
Robbinsdale Town Center, Robbinsdale
(763) 520-5888
www.northurology.com
Jeffry Twidwell, MD
Urology Associates, Ltd.
Oakdale Building, Robbinsdale
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Hoo Yin Wong, MD
Metro Urology
WESTHealth, Plymouth
(763) 383-8870
www.metro-urology.com
Robert A Gaertner, M.D.
Metro Urology
(651) 999-7037
www.metro-urology.com
Karl Kemberling, M.D.
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Christopher J. Knoedler, M.D.
Metro Urology
(651) 999-7037
www.metro-urology.com
Pratap K. Reddy, M.D.
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Lioudmila Sitnikova, M.D.
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Neil M. Skemp, M.D.
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Chase K. Sovell, M.D
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
William J. Utz, M.D.
Urology Associates Ltd
(763) 520-7700
www.ualtd.net
Peter D. Sershon, M.D.
Metro Urology
(651) 999-7037
www.metro-urology.com
Additional Resources
Intuitive Surgical, the maker of the da Vinci Surgical System, also offers an informative website about prostate cancer and da Vinci Prostatectomy. Visit www.davinciprostatectomy.com
Please note: While a listing may not yet appear, Intuitive Surgical is in the process of adding North Memorial to its online directory. Be assured that we are currently scheduling procedures and would like to hear from you. Please call (763) 520-1690.
