Robotic Surgery
Since the advent of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery in 2000, the use of robot technology has increased exponentially. The robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for the operative treatment of prostate cancer has become the standard of care in the United States. The urologic conditions that heretofore have been treated with traditional open surgery are now being treated with laparoscopic and robot-assisted laparoscopic techniques. These include pyeloplasty (repair of obstruction of the urinary tract between the kidney and the ureter), partial nephrectomy for selected kidney tumors, ureteral reimplant (repair of the abnormal ureter as it enters the bladder), nephrectomy (removal of the kidney due to infection or tumor), and cystectomy (removal of the bladder due to bladder cancer).
The UC Urology Robotic team includes faculty dedicated to the concept of minimally invasive therapy:
Endourologic procedures
- percutaneous kidney stone removal
- cryotherapy prostate cancer and kidney
- ureteroscopy
- other endourologic procedures
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Robot-assisted procedures
- prostatectomy
- adrenalectomy
- partial nephrectomy
- pyeloplasty
- lymphadenectomy
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Laparoscopic procedures
- nephrectomy
- donor nephrectomy
- partial nephrectomy
- adrenalectomy
- lymphadenectomy
- cryotherapy kidney tumors
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Endourologic procedures
- percutaneous kidney stone removal
- cryotherapy prostate cancer and kidney
- ureteroscopy
- other endourologic procedures
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Robot-assisted procedures
- prostatectomy
- adrenalectomy
- partial nephrectomy
- pyeloplasty
- lymphadenectomy
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Laparoscopic procedures
- nephrectomy
- donor nephrectomy
- partial nephrectomy
- adrenalectomy
- lymphadenectomy
- cryotherapy kidney tumors
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Endourologic procedures
- ureteroscopy
- other endourologic procedures
- percutaneous kidney stone removal
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Robot-assisted procedures
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The University of Cincinnati Urology Division is one of the leading urology programs, not just in Cincinnati, but in the U.S. UC Urology provides quality health care using the most advanced technology and state-of-the-art diagnostic treatments. Many of our urologists are recognized in multiple national and local "Best Doctors" and "Top Doctors" listings. We provide minimally invasive surgical treatments which include laparoscopic, robot-assisted laparoscopic and endourologic procedures as well as comprehensive care for all urologic conditions.
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