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da Vinci Surgery Health Guide

A specialized surgery which uses robots and computers which help doctors make very small incisions, or cuts into the patient. Robot surgery can be used for heart bypass, prostate, hysterectomy and other operations.

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"Is robot prostate surgery best for quality of life?"
Reuters News Article on MedlinePlus


"Robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery" - Article
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. Jan-Mar 2009

"Robotic Surgery"
Article from MedlinePlus

A Consensus Document on Robotic Surgery
Consensus Statement by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)



Intuitive Surgical Manufacturer Site
Manufacturer site with animations and product descriptions

Journal of Robotic Surgery RSS Feed
Published abstracts and articles from the Journal of Robotic Surgery

PubMed Central Literature Serach
PubMed Central Literature Search

Robot-Assisted Surgery—Overview
Health Library Article

RSS Feed PubMed
PubMed RSS Feed

Heart Surgery




Prostate Cancer

Da Vinci Procedure Multimedia
Videos of Prostatectomy using DaVinci Robot





Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy
OR-Live Presentation

Prostate Surgery


Prostate Surgery, Heart Surgery


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