Swedish Covenant Hospital utilizes the third generation da Vinci Si HD robotic surgery system in a variety of surgeries to help our patients heal faster. The use of the da Vinci Si has launched a new Robotics Surgery program at Swedish Covenant Hospital. The da Vinci Si HD robot translates the surgeon's natural hand motions into precise movements of small instruments positioned inside the patient's body.
Patient Benefits
The term “single site” is often referenced in conjunction with robotic surgery since doctors may be able to enter and perform the surgeries through a single incision. The robotic technology allows surgeons to guide flexible instruments through the incision using a remote camera, resulting in a singular (or very few), smaller, more precise incision. This results in better outcomes for patients through reductions in trauma, blood loss, risk of infection, post-operative pain and average length of stay. It is the safest, most effective surgical treatment option available to surgical patients and has the added cosmetic benefit of avoiding unseemly scarring.
Surgical Procedures
The da Vinci Si HD Surgical System can be used in a wide variety of surgical procedures, including:
- Cystectomy: A procedure to remove all or part of the urinary bladder, often used to treat bladder cancer.
- Gastrectomy: A procedure to remove all or part of the stomach. This is often used to remove pre-cancerous and cancerous tumors and treat inflammation and bleeding.
- Heller myotomy: An operation on the lower esophagus which allows food and liquids to reach the stomach. This is often used to treat a disorder of the esophagus called achalasia.
- Hiatal hernia surgery: In severe cases of hiatal hernia, when the stomach bulges through the diaphram, robotic surgery can be used to pull the stomach back into place.
- Hysterectomy, myomectomy and sacrocolpopexy: Gynecological surgeries used to treat uterine disorders and pain, as well as vaginal or uterine prolapses.
- Low anterior resection: A procedure used to treat rectal cancer or similar conditions.
- Partial and full nephrectomy: A procedure to remove of all or part of a kidney.
- Radical prostatectomy: A procedure to remove the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it. This is often used to treat prostate cancer.
- Splenectomy: A procedure to remove all or part of the spleen. This is often necessary with different diseases.
- Thyroidectomy: A procedure to remove all or part of the thyroid gland, often to treat or prevent thyroid cancer.
- Ureteral reimplantation: A procedure to treat abnormalities in the urinary system.
General and Colo/Rectal Robotic Surgery
Swedish Covenant Hospital's Robotic Surgery Program provides a wide range of robotically-assisted surgical offering for general surgery patients, as well as those experiencing colon or rectal conditions, including cancer.
The majority of colo/rectal surgeries in the U.S. are performed through a large, open abdominal incision which may extend from the sternum to the pubic bone. Following these procedures, patients often experience pain, increased risk of infection and a long hospital stay, due to the size of the incision.
At Swedish Covenant Hospital, our surgeons can perform equally effective, and more precise colon and rectal surgeries, while using da Vinci surgical technology to minimize the incision size, decrease pain, shorten hospital stays and decrease risk for infection.
To schedule an appointment with any of the experienced physicians on staff using the Da Vinci Si robotic surgery system, please call (773) 878-6888. To request more information or to be contacted by a representative from our Call Center, please e-mail Ask_Us@swedishcovenant.org.
