Robotic surgery

The da Vinci robot using 3-D, high-definition imaging with the latest fluorescence technology at Hurstville Private allows the experienced team of surgeons at The Urology Practice to offer the most advanced treatment platform in Sydney with improved outcomes for our patients suffering from prostate or kidney cancers.

Our surgeons are internationally trained and recognised as leaders in their chosen fields of urologic oncology. All surgeons have completed Fellowships and approved robotic training programs in the United States.

The latest studies show that in experienced units, appropriately selected prostate cancer patients may benefit from:

• Less blood loss and lower transfusion rates
• Shorter hospital stay and shorter catheter time
• Less pain
• Earlier return of urinary continence and potency
• Lower risk of stricture, wound infection and scarring
• Faster recovery and return to work

Partial nephrectomy patients benefit from:

• Less blood loss and lower transfusion rates
• Shorter hospital stay
• Less pain
• Lower risk of wound infection and scarring
• Faster recovery and return to work
• shorter warm ischaemia times
• Improved visualisation of the tumour and normal renal parenchyma using the Firefly fluorescence technology.

The da Vinci robot offers:

• Improved visualisation and magnification
• Filtering of surgical tremor
• “supra-physiological’ movements of instruments allowing complex reconstruction.
• Single port surgery using ultra-small telescopes and cameras reducing morbitiy
• Integrated imaging using intra-operative fluorescence for real time image-guided identification of key anatomical landmarks using near infrared technology.