Robotic Cancer
Domenico Savatta, M.D.
Chief Of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Adult Urologic Surgery
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center- Newark NJ
1st robotic urologic training course instructor on the daVinci S robot in the northeast
Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
Solid renal masses are malignant 90% of the time. The treatment of these has historically been a radical nephrectomy. This operation consists of the removal of the kidney, adrenal gland, part of the ureter, and the fat and lymph nodes around the kidney.
As more has been learned about the behavior of these tumors, radical nephrectomies are often not necessary for smaller tumors and partial nephrectomies can provide the same cure rates.
Robotic Radical Nephrectomy can be performed with the Davinci Robot for the treatment of kidney masses. This is usually preformed through the front (transperitoneal).
Dr. Savatta has converted most of his kidney removal surgery from laparoscopy and hand assist laparoscopy for larger tumors to robotic nephrectomies.
The introduction of the daVinci S robot has allowed a much larger range of motion and the ability to perform minimally invasive surgery for larger tumors.
Dr. Savatta performed the first live telecast for intuitive surgical's AUA exhibit in May of 2007 in front of an international crowd of 300 physicians.
