Robotic Surgery

With the developing technology in the world of medicine, solutions are offered for diseases that seem impossible to treat in the health field. This technology, which provides convenience, must be applied successfully by experienced specialist surgeons.

What is Da Vinci?

It was developed by researchers working at NASA, engineers specializing in virtual reality, and robot technology experts from the Stanford University Research Center. The da Vinci robotic surgery system is known as a third surgical method used as an alternative to open surgery and laparoscopic surgery.

So what are these? In which departments are they used?

In Obesity Surgery

Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, Duodenal Switch, and Revisional Surgery can be performed with the robotic method. In some patients, procedures can be performed through a few or a single incision without making a large surgical cut. However, robotic surgery cannot be applied to some patients due to problems such as adhesions and bleeding caused by previous operations or conditions related to obesity. These patients are operated on using "laparoscopic or open methods."

In Gynecological Diseases

Closed surgery is applied for women's diseases where robotic surgery is used, including uterine, cervical, and ovarian cancers, removal of the uterus, urinary incontinence, uterine prolapse, removal of myomas, endometriosis, and removal of ovarian cysts.

In Urological Diseases

It is most commonly used in prostate cancer operations. It is used and provides successful results in cases of kidney, bladder, and testicular cancers, benign prostatic hyperplasia, adrenal gland tumors, as well as urinary incontinence and ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. In kidney tumor surgeries performed with the "da Vinci" technique, cancer control is achieved in the best possible way.

In Thoracic Surgery

It is used for benign and malignant masses, cysts, and myomas that appear in the area between both lungs (mediastinum), in the lung, and in the esophagus. The procedure is also performed in the treatment of diaphragmatic hernias and lung lesions.

In Pediatric Urology

It is used in urology surgeries performed on infants and children. Robotic surgery can be used for procedures such as kidney removal, treatment of UPJ obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux surgery, adrenal gland surgery, duplex kidney anomalies, and neurogenic bladder.

In Cardiovascular Surgery

While the camera system in the minimally invasive (small incision) method provides the surgeon with a two-dimensional image, the robotic method provides a three-dimensional, magnifiable, and clear image. It is used in coronary artery bypass surgery, congenital heart surgeries, arrhythmia surgeries, heart valve surgeries, heart defect (hole) surgery, and removal of intracardiac tumors.