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Shands Robotic ProstatectomyAbout Shands Robotic Prostatectomy | About the Surgeons | About daVinci | More Information The Shands Robotic Prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for removing cancerous prostates in men. Utilizing an advanced robotic-assisted surgical system, University of Florida urologists specially trained in robotic surgeries perform small-incision prostate surgeries that deliver outstanding results. The Shands Robotic Prostatectomy is unique from other robotic programs
in that it combines the most advanced robotic-assisted technology with UF
surgeons fellowship-trained in robotic procedures and urology. Moreover,
with the increased precision and control offered by the robotic device,
UF surgeons are able to perform a specialized nerve-sparing procedure
that was first performed and perfected by a UF urologist. The Shands Robotic Prostatectomy minimizes the risks of incontinence and impotence and offers qualified candidates many potential benefits over traditional prostatectomy surgery, including:
During the Shands Robotic Prostatectomy, surgeons carefully insert four tube-shaped robotic arms—each about the diameter of a dime—into separate small incisions in the patient’s abdomen. The arms are equipped with lights, a stereoscopic camera that allows the surgeon and surgical team unprecedented three-dimensional viewing of the procedure, and specialized laparoscopic surgical instruments that respond precisely to every movement of the surgeon’s hands. Surgeons then perform a robotic-assisted hydro dissection of the prostate nerve bundles—a specialized nerve-sparing procedure only performed at Shands at UF—that improves post-operative urinary continence and potency. In addition to avoiding major incisions and damage to surrounding muscle and tissue, the Shands Robotic Prostatectomy allows surgeons greater visualization, dexterity, precision, control and superior ergonomics than during laparoscopic surgery. For more information about the Shands Robotic Prostatectomy at Shands at UF, please call the Shands Consultation Center at 800.749.7424 or 352.265.8000. You also can listen to an episode of Shands HealthCast to discover more about Shands Robotic Prostatectomy: Shands HealthCast Episode Five About the SurgeonsSijo J. Parekattil, MD 
Dr. Sijo Parekattil received his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York, where he completed two residencies in general surgery and urology surgery at Albany Medical Center. He followed these comprehensive residency programs by completing two fellowships—specialized training for physicians in their areas of expertise—in robotics and in microsurgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Prior to joining the faculty of the UF College of Medicine, Dr. Parekattil worked as a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio and performed numerous complex laparoscopic cases at the Cleveland Clinic in Naples, Florida. His clinical specialties and interests include robotic surgery, laparoscopy, infertility and microsurgery. Dr. Parekattil also is the director of the male infertility and microsurgery program at UF, and an adjunct professor of bio-engineering at the University of Florida. Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc 
Dr. Dahm received his medical degree from the University of Heidelberg in Germany before completing his residency at Duke University in North Carolina, where he served both as senior and chief resident in the division of urology. Prior to moving to Gainesville, where he practices at Shands at UF, Shands AGH and the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Dr. Dahm was an assistant professor of urology in the department of surgery at Duke University Medical Center, as well as an attending physician at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Durham. Dr. Dahm’s clinical specialties and interests include urologic oncology, prostate cancer, immunotherapy, research methodology and evidence-based medicine. For more information about Dr. Parekattil or Dr. Dahm, visit the UF department of urology Web site at http://urology.ufl.edu. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Parekattil or Dr. Dahm, please call the Shands Consultation Center at 800.749.7424 or 352.265.8000. About daVinciThe Shands Robotic Prostatectomy is powered by the state-of-the-art da Vinci ® S-series Surgical System, which allows a surgeon’s hand movements to be scaled, filtered and translated into precise movements of micro-instruments within the operative site. The magnified, three-dimensional view the surgeons experience on the high definition monitors enables them to perform precise surgery in complex procedures through small surgical incisions.
The da Vinci® Surgical System has been successfully used in thousands of prostate cancer procedures world-wide. For additional information on the da Vinci® Surgical System, visit http://davinciprostatectomy.com. InformationFor more information or to schedule an appointment, please call the Shands Consultation Center at 800.749.7424 or 352.265.8000. Related Links |
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da Vinci ® System enhances surgical capabilities by enabling the performance
of complex surgeries through tiny surgical openings. The robotic system cannot be
programmed, nor can it make decisions on its own, and requires that every surgical
maneuver be performed with direct input from the surgeon.