Pediatric robotic surgery
Pediatric robotic surgery at Atlantic Health treats children with urologic conditions using the da Vinci® Surgical System. Procedures may support less scarring, shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery.
Robotic surgery for kids
Morristown Medical Center, in conjunction with Goryeb Children’s Hospital, uses the da Vinci® Surgical System to treat children with urologic conditions, such as:
- Kidney tumors and cancer
- Ureteral reflux
- Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)
- Varicocele conditions
Robotic procedures available for children and adolescents
- Partial nephrectomy
- Pyeloplasty
- Total nephrectomy
- Ureteral reimplantation
- Varicocele seal repair
Potential benefits of pediatric robotic surgery include
- Less scarring, blood loss and pain
- Shorter hospital stay
- Quicker recovery time and return to daily activities
- Decreased risk of infection
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Robotic surgery for cancers and tumors
Robotic surgery offers cancer patients a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery and in some cases, may minimize or eliminate the need for chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
