Robotic Procedures
Surgeons at New Hanover Regional Medical Center are using the da Vinci Surgical Robot for a wide range of procedures. Although robotic surgery may not be the best option for every patient, talk with your physician about whether it might be right for you. Below is a list of just some of the procedures surgeons are doing with the robotic surgery system at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Urology, Prostate and Kidney
- Simple prostatectomy
- Radical prostatectomy
- Radical and partial nephrectomy
- Nephrourectomy
- Radical and partial cystectomy
- Pyelolithotomy
- Pyeloplasty
- Ureterolithotomy
- Cholecystectomy
Gynecology
- Endometriosis resection / lysis of adhesions
- Total and supracervical benign hysterectomies
- Myomectomy
- Sacro-colpopexy
- Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (USO)
- Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO)
Gynecology Oncology
- Hysterectomy with BSO or USO
- Pelvic lymph node dissections
- Removal of pelvic masses