Robot-Assisted Surgery

The ureter is a tube that brings urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Sometimes, this tube is too narrow and becomes blocked. Pyeloplasty is a surgery used to remove the narrow, blocked portion of the ureter. Robot-assisted pyeloplasty causes minimal scarring, and children can return to school within two or three days.

Some children are born with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), which happens when urine flows backward from the bladder into the kidneys. The surgery to fix this traditionally requires a large incision and a long recovery time. However, robot-assisted ureteral reimplantation allows surgeons to repair the defect-causing VUR with minimal scarring. Your child should be able to return to school in two or three days after this procedure.

The da Vinci Surgical System shows your surgeons 3D imaging of your internal organs during the operation for increased accuracy. It uses miniature surgical instruments to perform very delicate procedures. Your surgeon will use hand controls that guide the robotic system’s micro-movements.

During the da Vinci robotic procedure, a computer performs millions of safety checks to improve your outcome. This advanced technology gives you a better chance of your surgery going well.

The Mako Robotic Arm helps increase accuracy during delicate procedures. During joint replacement surgery, your surgeon may use the Mako Robotic Arm to help increase the precision of their movements. That means your new joint fits as well as possible.

The Xi Surgical System is the next generation of da Vinci robotic tools. It features all the benefits of the original robotic da Vinci surgery, along with:

• A new overhead arm that allows access from any position
• Even clearer 3D high-definition imaging
• Longer instrument shafts that let your surgeon reach farther
• Small, thinner surgical arms with a better range of motion