Robotic Surgery Procedures
As more surgeons are trained on the robotic surgery system, the list of procedures will continue to grow. Below are some of the procedures that are currently being performed using robot-assisted surgery at Mills-Peninsula.
- Gynecologic Procedures
- Urologic Procedures
- General Surgery Procedures
- Thoracic Procedures
- Hepatobiliary (liver, gall bladder and bile ducts)
Gynecologic Procedures
- Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
- Removal of uterine fibroids (myomectomy)
- Treatment for female pelvic organ prolapse (sacrocolopopexy)
- Endometriosis resection
- Surgery for urinary incontinence (including Burch procedure)
- Surgery for menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding)
- Removal of ovarian cysts (ovarian cystecomy)
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Urologic Procedures
- Removal of the prostate, usually as a primary treatment for cancer (prostatectomy)
- Removal of the lymph nodes as part of cancer surgery (lymph node dissection)
- Removal of kidney tumors (complete or partial nephrectomy)
- Repair or reconstruction of congenital or acquired obstruction of the kidneys (pyeloplasty)
- Female Urology - surgery for urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapsed conditions
- Bladder surgery - repair or reconstruction of the bladder, removal of the bladder for cancer, removal of bladder stones
- Other reconstructive surgery - ureter re-implantation, repair of a stricture or obstruction
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General Surgery Procedures
- Surgical resection of the large intestine (colectomy) for cancer, diverticulitis, and other intestinal diseases
- Gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy). Gall bladder removal can be performed using “single site surgery” through one small incision, leaving little to no scarring.
- Surgery on the rectum for cancer, prolapsed, and other diseases
- Surgery on the stomach (gastrectomy) for cancer, ulcers and other diseases
- Surgery on the esophagus for cancer (esophagectomy), reflux (hiatal hernia repair) and other diseases
- Surgery on the spleen (splenectomy)
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Thoracic Procedures
- Surgery on the lungs (lobectomy) for cancer and benign diseases
- Surgery on the mediastinum for tumors of the thymus (thymectomy)
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Hepatobiliary (liver, gall bladder and bile ducts)
- Surgery on the liver (hepatectomy) for cancer and other liver lesions
- Surgery on the pancreas for cancer and other tumors
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