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Originally published:<\/strong> 2024-03-22T14:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 23, Houston VA<\/a> continued its expansion of minimally invasive surgeries by performing its first single-port robotic simple prostatectomy using the state-of-the-art <\/strong>da Vinci Surgical System<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For men with enlarged prostates, the surgical procedure restores normal urinary function by removing the obstructing part of the prostate.<\/p>\n

Unlike the multi-port robotic system which enters the abdomen through four to six incisions, the single port robotic system requires only one incision and enters the body near the bladder.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreviously, we had to enter the abdominal cavity to get where we needed to get to,\u201d said Dr. Jeremy Slawin, director of Robotic Urologic Surgery. \u201cYou had to move the colon and bowels out of the way and, for many patients, it can take a long time for their bowels to recover. They can also have nausea and pain, and that can lead to a longer hospital stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Houston VA robotic team with the new da Vinci Surgical System is pictured above.<\/p>\n

Desert Shield\/Desert Storm and Iraq War Veteran Angelo Devine was the first Veteran to benefit from the new surgery, which was performed by Dr. Slawin and Dr. Michael Brooks, VA surgeons.<\/p>\n

Just one incision? Let\u2019s do it!<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe doctor gave me the pros and cons of each surgery and left it up to me as to which way I wanted to go,\u201d said Devine, who served in the Army for 34 years and retired as a lieutenant colonel. \u201cThe single port was just one incision, so I said, \u2018Let\u2019s do it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Bringing the new technology to Houston VA Veterans was years in the making and involved the hard work of staff across Houston VA.<\/p>\n

\u201cHouston VA has long been a nationwide leader for urologic robotic surgery. The single port robot allows us to expand our minimally invasive surgery offerings to Veterans while continuing to also be an essential part of surgical education for the next generation of urologic surgeons,\u201d said Dr. Neel Srikishen, deputy section chief, Urology.<\/p>\n

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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