Robotic Surgery

• Robotic Surgery Home
• Robotic Cardiac Surgery
• Robotic Cystectomy
• Robotic General Surgery
• Robotic Hysterectomy
• Robotic Myomectomy
• Robotic Prostatectomy
• Robotic Surgery for Throat Cancer
• Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Robotic surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin provides an alternative to conventional procedures. UW Health physicians are able to perform an array of procedures using the da Vinci robot, including cardiac, thoracic, gynecologic, urologic, otolaryngologic (ear, nose and throat) and general surgery procedures.

 

 

Minimally invasive robotic surgery offers patients benefits over conventional surgery. Some of these benefits include less blood loss, less pain and small incisions. Patients also report a quicker recovery time after experiencing a minimally invasive robotic surgery.

How It Works

 

Seated only a few feet away from the operating table, surgeons view the patient's anatomy through a screen that produces a 3-D image magnified ten times. The robot that operates on the patient is controlled by an expert surgeon who carefully maneuvers a pair of knobs. On the patient's end, the robot's arms are fitted with five to eight millimeter surgical instruments and a small camera scope that provides a detailed view of the patient.

Benefits