Questo video è stato trovato su OR-Live. Tiscali non è responsabile dei contenuti presenti in tale serverPubblicato il 31/07/2008http://www.or-live.com/daVinci/2269 The Mount Sinai Medical Center and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will present a live webcast on OR-Live.com featuring David B. Samadi, M.D., Chief of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai on August 13 at 5:00pm ET. Dr. Samadi will narrate case video of a robotic radical prostatectomy utilizing the da Vinci S HD Surgical System and conduct a live question and answer session with viewers on the efficacy of open, laparoscopic, and robotic prostate surgeries. Dr. Simon Hall, Chair of the Department of Urology and Director of the Barbara and Maurice A. Deane Prostate Health and Research Center at Mount Sinai will be on the panel as well. "As a surgeon, robotic surgery allows me to remove prostate cancer from patients and restore their quality of life," said Dr. Samadi. "Instead of two to three days of hospitalization and two months of recuperation typical with open prostate surgery, robotic surgery patients often go home the next day and resume normal activities within two weeks." During the webcast, Dr. Samadi will discuss the benefits of a robotic-assisted prostatectomy as it compares to open and laparoscopic surgical procedures. Robotic prostate surgery is driven by highly magnified visual enhancement technology in a bloodless field. The result is greater precision in cutting and suturing with far less trauma to surrounding tissue, delicate nerve sparing, minimal blood loss, less risk of infection, and faster recovery. Patients experience improved clinical outcomes and control over their bladder and sexual functions. Dr. Hall specializes in urologic oncology and open surgical techniques, and collaborates with Dr. Samadi on the treatment of prostate cancer for many of his patients. "I have seen the number of robotic prostatectomies increase among our patient population over the past couple of years and the benefits are quite clear," shared Dr. Hall. "These surgeries result in f...