da Vinci® Partial Nephrectomy
Facing Kidney Surgery
Finding out you have a serious kidney problem may be one of the hardest things you’ve faced. That’s why it’s important to learn about your options before choosing the best path forward.
Know Your Options
If your doctor suggests surgery for a kidney disease or kidney cancer, it can be done using open surgery through one large incision (cut) or using minimally invasive surgery – through a few small incisions – with traditional laparoscopy or da Vinci Surgery.
Depending on your condition and the location of your tumor, you may not have to lose your entire kidney during surgery. This surgical method is called partial nephrectomy or kidney-sparing surgery. The goal is to take out only the diseased part of your kidney and keep the healthy part in place.
da Vinci Partial Nephrectomy offers the following potential benefits to patients:
- Excellent clinical outcomes and cancer control
- Precise tumor removal and kidney reconstruction
- Excellent chance of preserving the kidney, where indicated
- Low rate of operative complications
- Shorter hospital stay
Why da Vinci Surgery?
The da Vinci System is a robotic-assisted surgery device that your surgeon is 100% in control of at all times. The da Vinci System gives surgeons:
- A 3D HD view inside your body
- Wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand
- Enhanced vision, precision, and control
da Vinci Partial Nephrectomy offers the following potential benefits compared to open surgery:
- Shorter hospital stay
- Less pain
- Less blood loss
- Fewer complications
- Smaller incisions for less scarring
da Vinci Partial Nephrectomy offers the following potential benefits compared to traditional laparoscopy:
- Shorter warm ischemic time (shorter is better for kidney function)
- Less blood loss
- Shorter hospital stay
- Fewer complications
- Similar positive surgical margin rates
- Better renal (kidney) function rate
Also, studies show patients who have kidney-sparing surgery (partial nephrectomy) are less likely to suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD) or need dialysis compared to patients who lose their entire kidney.
The da Vinci System has brought minimally invasive surgery to more than 3 million patients worldwide. da Vinci technology – changing the experience of surgery for people around the world.
Learn about the treatment and surgery options for Kidney Cancer with da Vinci System.
Urologic Signs & Symptoms
Our board-certified urologists provide treatment and management for a wide variety of urological conditions for patients in Pinehurst, Fayetteville, Laurinburg, Sanford, and across Central North Carolina.
Schedule An Appointment
Make an appointment with one of our urologic surgery specialists today.
Our Urologic Surgeons
Our board-certified Urologists of Pinehurst Surgical Clinic are ready to step in and provide world class medical care for all surgical needs.
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic is a multi-specialty clinic comprised of ten specialty centers located in a state-of-the-art surgical facility in Pinehurst, NC. Our Urology providers serve patients in Southern Pines, Fayetteville, Red Springs and all surrounding areas throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, at our Pinehurst and Sanford offices.