Robotic Prostatectomy: Benefits, Risks, and Possible Complications
Nov 08, 2024
With a robotic prostatectomy, you can achieve freedom from ongoing prostate health issues. It’s the leading treatment for cases of prostate cancer and enlarged prostate that haven’t responded to other treatments.
David B. Samadi, MD, is widely known as one of the world’s foremost robotic prostatectomy specialists. He created a unique approach to prostate surgery — Samadi-Modified Advanced Robotic Technique (SMART) — that has revolutionized robotic prostatectomy and made it safer, with less potential side effects and complications compared to older methods.
Patients from New York and around the world come to our offices in Central Midtown Manhattan and East Hills, Long Island, because they trust only the best surgeon for their robotic prostatectomy. Let’s take a closer look at the benefits, risks, and possible complications of this surgery.
Undergoing robotic prostatectomy with Dr. Samadi offers several key benefits:
Robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci® system means smaller incisions. Patients typically have around five incisions, each just one-quarter of an inch long. This leads to minimal tissue trauma, blood loss, and a reduced risk of scarring.
Most patients return home the day after surgery and resume normal activities more quickly compared to traditional surgery.
The da Vinci robot allows for increased visibility and the ability to navigate hard-to-reach areas with unparalleled precision, ensuring complete removal of cancerous tissue.
Dr. Samadi’s SMART technique was specially designed to avoid damage to the nerves involved in sexual and urinary function. You also receive the invaluable benefit of extensive expertise: Dr. Samadi has performed more than 10,000 robotic prostatectomies to date.
While robotic prostatectomy offers numerous benefits, there are potential risks and complications — which is true with any surgical procedure.
As with any surgery, there’s a chance of postoperative infection, though this risk is minimal with robotic procedures because smaller incisions mean greatly reduced risk of infection.
Although Dr. Samadi’s SMART approach minimizes the risk of urinary incontinence post-surgery, some patients may have temporary incontinence. About 97% of Dr. Samadi’s patients reclaim full control of bladder function within three months.
There’s a possibility of sexual dysfunction, but the SMART technique is designed to minimize this risk. The vast majority of patients experience full sexual function within 12-24 months.
Robotic prostatectomy offers healing and hope for men struggling with prostate cancer and other serious chronic prostate conditions. With the most advanced approach and skilled surgeon on your side, your path to recovery is clear.
Dr. Samadi works out of our Central Midtown Manhattan, New York, office four days a week, and at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center in East Hills, Long Island, once a week. Give us a call at 212-365-5000 to schedule an appointment today.