The Da Vinci Surgical System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adult and pediatric use in surgeries. These are the most common types of surgeries where da Vinci robotic surgery is performed:
Urology
- Prostatectomy-removal of the prostate gland due to cancer.
- Pyeloplasty- is a kidney surgery that reconstructs a damaged ureter and the renal pelvis.
- Cystectomy- surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder.
- Nephrectomy- kidney removal, is performed on patients with severe kidney damage from disease
- Partial Nephrectomy-partial kidney removal
- Ureteral Reimplantation- changes the way an abnormally positioned ureter connects with the bladder.
Gynecology
- Hysterectomy- the surgical removal of the uterus
- Myomectomy- is the surgical removal of fibroids from the uterus. In contrast to hysterectomy, the uterus remains preserved allowing fertility.
- Sacrocolpopexy- a procedure that uses soft synthetic mesh to support pelvic organs that have slipped.
Cardiac
- Mitral valve repair- procedure that treats narrowing (stenosis)or leakage (regurgitation) of the mitral valve
- atrial septal defect closure- procedure corrects this abnormal opening between arial septums (heart's two upper champers)
- cardiac bypass- is an operation to restore the flow of blood through the arteries
- cardiac ablation- is a technique used to treat abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias
General Surgery
- Cholecystectomy- is the surgical removal of the gallbladder - a small organ that aids digestion.
- Nissen fundoplication-is a surgical procedure to treat GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). It is caused by the abnormal reflux of stomach acid to the esophagus. Typical symptom is heartburn.
- Heller myotomy- is a surgical procedure to treat achalasia, a condition in which the patient has problems swallowing food
- gastric bypass- surgery that makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. The patient will feel full more quickly. It is used to treat obesity.
- donor nephrectomy-kidney transplant
- adrenalectomy- is the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands- small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys and are responsible for producing numerous hormones that impact our development and growth.
- Splenectomy- is a surgical procedure that partially or completely removes the spleen- an organ that creates lymphocytes for the destruction and recycling of old red-blood cells.
- bowel resection- is a surgical procedure in which a diseased part of the large intestine is removed.
Pediatric Surgery
- Pyeloplasty-surgery to repair the kidney
- Ureteral reimplantation-a surgery that changes the way an abnormally positioned ureter connects with the bladder
- Cholecystectomy- (mentioned in general surgery section)
- Nissen fundoplication (mentioned in general surgery section)
- Patent ductus ateriosus ligation (PDA)- is a condition in which a blood vessel called the ductus arteriosus fails to close normally in an infant soon after birth
- Atrial septal defect closure (mentioned in cardiac surgery section)
Thoracic Surgery
- Thymectomy-is surgery to remove the thymus gland which is most active during early life, playing a critical role in the development of a child's immune system before birth and for a time thereafter.
- Lobectomy- is a surgery in which a lobe of the lung is removed because there is a cancerous tumor in it. It may also refer to a lobe of the thyroid or a lobe of the brain.
- Esophagectomy- is the surgical removal of all or part of the esophagus. Esophagus is the tube that carries food, liquids and saliva from your mouth to the stomach.
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection-procedure that involves the removal of tumors in the chest area that separates the lungs. The reason for this procedure is to remove cancerous tumors to prevent the spread of cancer.
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