Robotic surgery, a great ally against prostate cancer

• April 26, 2024

The prostate cancer It is the first cause of death in the world among men older than 75 years. On average there are 15 thousand cases of this disease in Mexico and about 187 thousand are reported in the United States.

At a press conference, the Dr. Richard Gastón , Urologist of the Clinique Saint Augustin, of Bordeaux France and one of the largest references of robot-assisted surgery, said that currently there are 10 to 15 percent of surgeons who can perform a traditional prostate intervention with the highest precision, for this reason it is recommended the use of robotic surgery allows greater accuracy.

Dr. Gastón commented that during 2014, in France, 60% of cancer surgeries were performed with the support of robots, and that it is expected that for the next five years, all operations will be done with this technology.

The advantages of performing surgical interventions with the support of Da Vinci robot SIHD , they have to do with the reduction of time, since the operations last approximately one hour, the blood loss is lower, the patient's stay in the hospital will be maximum of three days and he can join his work more quickly.

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