 Urology Services
St. Joseph’s urology services use the latest technology, offering a full range of urological procedures to patients across a 16-county area of Upstate New York. The first to acquire and use the da Vinci robotic surgical system to perform prostatectomies, St. Joseph’s urology specialists now perform more robotic prostate surgeries than any other hospital in Upstate New York. They performed 170 cases in the last year alone.
Robot-assisted prostatectomy is less invasive for the patient and more precise in removing prostate cancer than traditional surgery, resulting in fewer complications, less pain and blood loss. The da Vinci cameras give the surgical team a larger-than-life view of the surgical field, helping them to better make their way around the many structures and nerves that surround the prostate.
The da Vinci surgical system makes prostatectomies much safer for patients who often experience shorter hospital stays and recovery times. Surgeons can be more precise using the system, which results in an increased chance of the patient regaining erectile function and continence after surgery. The robotic arms can make precise and flexible surgical moves that a human hand is incapable of making. For the patient, it means a faster, more comfortable return to normal activity.
St. Joseph’s also offers a full range of related urology services. In the past year:
- St. Joseph’s urologists performed nearly 230 lithotripsy procedures. ·
- St. Joseph’s urologists and gynecologists performed 260 sub-urethral slings, which are largely done to treat urinary incontinence. ·
- Most of the urological procedures were done in the hospital’s main operating room, but procedures also were performed on an outpatient basis at North Surgery Center in Liverpool, and Northeast Surgery Center in Fayetteville.
Specific services include:
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Questions?
 Call St. Joseph’s Resource Line at 458-2222 or 1-888-785-6371. |
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