Medical Services • Surgical Services

Redefining traditional surgery

The da Vinci® Surgical System has fundamentally changed the way many surgeries are performed at NCH. da Vinci® may be the most effective, least invasive surgical treatment option available today.

By utilizing’s da Vinci®'s state-of-the-art robotic arms and precise 3D imaging, surgeons are able to successfully carry out even the most complex and delicate operations through incisions as small as 1-2 centimeters. Even traditional laparoscopic surgery can now be performed with more ease, speed and precision, while also providing the opportunity for surgeons to use laparoscopy in more complex operations.

At NCH we are proud to be one of the few hospitals in the area to offer this breakthrough technology.

The da Vinci® Surgical System allows us to find new approaches to:

Hysterectomy and Gynecological Cancers

• It provides a superior surgical tool for hysterectomies, particularly for radical hysterectomies for gynecological cancer

Mitral Valve Repairs

• Before da Vinci®, the only way to treat mitral valve disease was to replace the valve with an artificial one, through open-heart surgery. Surgeons now repair the valve without the trauma of spreading the ribs or cracking the sternum. Patients have higher survival rates, improved heart functions and no longer need to take blood thinners for the rest of their life.

Prostate, Kidney and Bladder Cancers

• da Vinci® is also the preferred approach for treatment of prostate cancer as well as cancers of the kidney and bladder. Many cancers that were once thought inoperable can now be successfully treated.

Improved patient outcomes

By enhancing surgical capabilities, the da Vinci® Surgical System is helping to improve clinical outcomes and redefine standards of care.

Patients may experience:

• Significantly less pain
• Less blood loss
• Less scarring
• Shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times
• A faster return to normal daily activities