Success at San Roque Hospitals in the first three robotic surgeries for prostate cancer

Dr. Pablo Juárez del Dago, director of the Robotic Surgery Unit of GUA Urology and Andrology Clinic and San Roque University Hospitals, along with his team and accompanied by Dr. Alberto Breda, a world reference in robotic surgery and President of the European Association of Urological Robotics, have carried out, in a pioneering way, at the beginning of this month of September the first three radical prostatectomies in the Canary Islands with the RAS Hugo™ system from Medtronic , an intervention in which the prostate gland and adjacent tissues are removed.

 

 

This type of surgery is minimally invasive, allowing for a faster recovery and fewer side effects. Patients were discharged just 24 hours after their procedures . Each surgery lasted approximately two and a half hours, and in addition to the doctors, three nurses, an anesthesiologist, and a urologist assistant were present in the operating room.

 

For patients, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy has the advantages of minimizing sequelae such as erectile dysfunction or urinary incontinence, decreased blood loss, a lower risk of complications, a decrease in the patient's days with a catheter, and the reduction of pain. In addition, it offers greater comfort and well-being, since the surgical intervention, with very small scars, interferes less with your daily life and allows you to return to your usual activities sooner.

 

First radical prostatectomies in the Canary Islands with the RAS Hugo™ system

 

“The three surgeries have been carried out satisfactorily without complications and with a postoperative admission of less than twenty-four hours. The evolution of the three patients is optimal and the prognosis regarding the sexual potency and urinary continence of the three patients is very good. We are very satisfied with the result.

 

We have started with prostate cancer, but we are already working on designing a program to operate on kidney, bladder, and other organ cancers with the goal of offering the people of the Canary Islands the best treatments and the most advanced technology. Working with this type of innovative technique improves the surgical process by 40-50% compared to other types of surgery and minimizes side effects such as alterations in sexual function or continence. This robot-assisted surgery system places us at the highest level of excellence in medical technology,” affirms Dr. Pablo Juárez del Dago.

 

Advantages of the RAS Hugo™ robotic surgery system: It revolutionizes the meaning of robot-assisted surgery and is the first of its kind to arrive in the Canary Islands. Its modular and portable design, along with powerful analytical capabilities, a novel wrist instrument control system, an open console that facilitates communication between the surgeon and their team, and a 4K 3D display that provides greater definition and visual precision with a high capacity for differentiating tissues and structures in the surgical field, offers greater patient safety with the benefits of robotic surgery, such as reduced postoperative pain, less need for blood transfusions, shorter hospital stays, and a faster return to daily activities.

 

                                                                                           

The team from the Robotic Surgery Unit of San Roque University Hospitals and GUA Urology and Andrology Clinic attended the prestigious Orsy Academy in Belgium this summer to receive continuing education sessions in order to stay up to date with the latest updates in robotic surgery.