If your doctor recommends surgery to treat your prostate cancer, you may be a candidate for a very effective, less invasive surgical procedure called a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, performed by your urologist using the da Vinci Surgical System. Although sometimes referred to as a robot, the surgical system cannot act on its own. Instead it enhances the surgeon's capabilities by translating the doctor's hand movements into smaller more precise movements of tiny instruments inside the body. With this operating room technology, doctors can perform complex surgical procedures through a few tiny openings in the body. As a result, you may be able to get back to life faster without the usual recovery following major surgery.
Several Urology San Antonio physicians use the da Vinci technology when performing prostate, kidney and bladder surgeries for their patients.
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