ADVANCED ROBOTIC SURGERY CENTRE

Which Operations Can Be
Done with Robots?
Although the increasingly widespread use of robotic surgery
over the past decade has been concentrated on urologic
surgery, it is now being ever more widely used in general,
gynecological and heart surgery.
Robotic Urology
The prostate is a gland in the male system that plays a
role in bladder output and semen viscosity. It is composed
of secretive cells and peripheral tissue. Prostate cancer
occurs with the abnormal development of these secretive
cells. Unless diagnosed early, prostate cancer spreads to
peripheral tissues via lymph and blood vessels. The areas
to which it most commonly spreads (metastasis) are the
peripheral lymph nodes and bones. It can also spread to the
lungs, liver and other organs.
There are various methods to treat prostate cancer. The
most effective of these methods is radical prostatectomy.
The 10-year disease-specific survival rate for patients
with well differentiated tumors who have undergone
radical prostatectomy is over 90%. For this reason, radical
prostatectomy is the most preferred of all available
treatment methods. Traditional open radical prostatectomy
surgery is carried out with a large surgical incision. This
means the patient experiences longer hospitalization time,
a prolonged period of post-operation recovery and healing,
exposure to a higher risk of infection and greater scarring.
Robotic prostatectomy procedures that have become more
widespread in recent years are performed with a small
incision and offer the patient a less traumatic
and minimally invasive alternative.