As a dedicated community health care provider, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles is committed to providing high quality care to those we serve. We are excited to announce that we now offer minimally invasive robotic surgery using the da Vinci Xi surgical system. Along with our dedicated and highly trained surgeons and staff, this system will allow patients to heal faster with less pain and scarring.
Robotic surgery has many advantages for appropriate patients, including smaller incisions and reduced recovery times. At SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles the da Vinci surgical system gives the surgeon 100% control of the robotic-assisted system, which translates his or her hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny instruments inside the patient’s body. The system’s 3D-HD vision system provides surgeons a highly magnified view (up to 10X), virtually extending their eyes and hands.
When recommended by your surgeon, the da Vinci surgical system can be used for these procedures: Colorectal (colon resection, colorectal surgery), General Surgery (hernia repair, gallbladder surgery), Gynecology (hysterectomy for endometriosis, cancer, fibroid resection, and ovarian cystectomy), Thoracic (lung resection for cancer), and Urology (kidney surgery/nephrectomy and prostatectomy for cancer).
Patients will experience little-to-no visible scaring, less pain and faster recovery. These advancements in innovative surgical care are now available close to home for SSM Health patients in the St. Charles community.
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