Robotic Surgery

Less invasive. More precise. Faster recovery.

The Urology Hospital celebrates 3500 robotic cases with the acquisition of its second Da Vinci robot, the all new Gen 4 X system – the first hospital on the African continent to reach this milestone.

The Urology Hospital comfortably combines state-of-the-art robotic technology and over twelve Urologists specialising in robotics to provide unparalleled expertise. Procedures done robotically at The Urology Hospital include:

Prostatectomy: a surgery to remove part or all the prostate gland.
Partial nephrectomy: partial removal of the kidney to treat a disease or injury.
Nephrectomy: removal of the kidney.
Pyeloplasty: reconstructive surgery that repairs the ureter.
Sacrocolpopexy: a surgical procedure that treats pelvic organ prolapse.

WHAT IS ROBOTIC SURGERY?

With the robotic system, surgeons operate through just a few small incisions.

The robotic system features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system and tiny wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human wrist. As a result, the robotic system enables your surgeon to operate with enhanced vision, precision, dexterity and control.

Patient Benefits:

The surgery is minimally invasive, which means that it uses small incisions to perform the surgery.
This is less trauma to the patient’s body when compared to open surgery and traditional laparoscopic surgery, due to the small incisions made instead of larger incisions.
The surgical tools are more precise, with a wide range of movements for the wrists of the doctor.
The robotic surgery also offers more vision to the surgeons, through 3DHD that gives a crystal-clear view of the surgery.
The robotic surgery being minimally invasive will mean that the patient will bleed less during the surgery, which will cause less blood transfusions for the patient.
All these improvements to more traditional surgeries all equate to one thing: less recovery time. The patient would not have to stay admitted at the hospital for very long and would be able to return to their normal daily activities sooner.