Sequoia Hospital is committed to providing innovative and exceptional health care to Bay Area patients. The da Vinci Surgical System provides Sequoia Hospital surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, putting surgeon’s hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. The da Vinci Surgical System is comprised of computer enhanced technology, robotic hands, two cameras and enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision.
Sequoia is proud to offer patients requiring surgery for prostate cancer (prostatectomy) this innovative surgical option. da Vinci prostatectomy is a robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgery that is quickly becoming the preferred treatment for removal of the prostate following early diagnosis of prostate cancer. In fact, studies suggest that da Vinci Prostatectomy may by the most effective, least invasive prostate surgery performed today.
For the patient, benefits may include:
• Significantly less pain
• Less blood loss
• Less scarring
• Shorter recovery time
• A faster return to normal daily activities
• And in many cases, better clinical outcomes
Robotic surgery is only performed by a few specialists in the country and therefore is not widely available. Sequoia is proud to be among the few distinguished centers in the country to offer the innovative technology for advanced patient care.
Dr. Dieter Bruno is medical director of the Surgical Robotics program at Sequoia Hospital. Please call (650) 482-6000 for more information.
If you would like to make a donation to the Sequoia Hospital Surgical Robotics fund, please visit the Sequoia Hospital Foundation online giving page and select “Surgical Robotics” as the fund to donate to.
