Success Of Vattikuti Urology Institute

Nearly 5,000 Robotic Surgeries and counting.

More than any other hospital in the world.

Robotic prostate surgery started here - pioneered by Mani Menon, M.D., and the Vattikuti Urology Institute.

No surgical team in the world has more experience performing robotic prostatectomy, a procedure that not only removes the cancer but also has a high probability of preserving sexual function and urinary control. We also were one of the first facilities in the world to use robotic surgery for removing kidney cancer and bladder cancer with reconstruction.

Patients from all 50 states and more than two dozen countries have traveled to the Vattikuti Urology Institute. Learn more about Robotic Surgery.

Leaders in Urology
The Vattikuti Urology Institute is a comprehensive clinical, research and teaching institute that consistently ranks among the best in the nation. Here you will find some of the world's first and most progressive approaches to treating prostate cancer and other urological conditions.

The Vattikuti Urology Institute:

• Was named a "Best Hospital" for Urology by U.S. News and World Report for 2009.

• Uses the daVinci Surgical system.
  

• Has dedicated more than $20 million to basic and clinical urology research.

• Hosts the International Robotic Urology Symposium, which attracts physicians from around the world interested in learning robotic surgery from Dr. Menon and his team.

• Is committed to training the next generation of highly skilled robotic surgeons. Our physicians and fellows helped establish urologic robotic surgery programs at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, among others.

• Maintains a database - considered to be the most comprehensive of its kind in the world - of more than 6,000 patients with prostate cancer to determine the most effective therapies.

• Is the only center in the world offering suicide gene therapy - developed in the Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology and currently in Phase III clinical trial - as a way to eliminate prostate cancer cells without damaging surrounding normal tissue.

With top clinicians and researchers, the Vattikuti Urology Institute offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach, backed by evidence-based medicine, to ensure the best outcome for each patient.

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Robotic Radical Cystectomy

Robotic surgery to remove the bladder for large tumors or disease. Radical cystectomy remains the standard treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer. However laparoscopic radical cystectomy remains extremely technically challenging even for experienced laparoscopic surgeons. Following the successful application of the da Vinci robotic surgical system for radical prostatectomy, attention has now turned to the use of robot assistance for laparoscopic cystectomy. The surgery includes removal of the bladder and the removal of the prostate in men and the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and part of the vagina in women. After the removal of the bladder, a piece of the intestine is reconstructed to enable the diversion, storage, and passage of urine. The Vattiktui Urology Institute has played a important role in the development of the robotic cystectomy and patients with bladder cancer receive care from pioneering and experienced surgeons.
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Robotic Kidney Removal

Minimally-invasive surgery for kidney removal has become a new standard of care for the removal of kidney cancer. The procedure can also be performed for kidneys which no longer function. The surgery itself, known as a Robotic Radical Nephrectomy, is performed with tiny keyhole incisions.

Through these incisions, robotic surgical instruments and a camera are inserted to perform the surgery. After inflating the abdomen with gas, the colon is moved away from the kidney. The kidney normally has a covering of fat around it. This fat is left on the kidney so the cancer or tumor is not exposed.

After the kidney is dissected, the blood vessels going to the kidney are located. The kidney normally has one artery bringing blood to the kidney and one vein exiting the kidney and bringing blood back to the body. In some cases, there are more than one artery and vein. This is not considered abnormal, but it is less common. When the artery and vein are identified, they are clipped or ligated. This cuts off the blood flow to the kidney permanently.

Once the blood vessels are divided, the rest of the kidney is removed from its attachments to the liver or spleen, back muscles and the adrenal gland. In some cases, the adrenal gland is removed with the kidney. After the kidney is totally freed up, it is removed from the body through a small incision. Then the incisions are closed and the patient is taken to the recovery room.


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New Technique of nerve-sparing Robotic Prostatectomy

Developed by surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital's Vattikuti Urology Institute, a new technique of nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy called the Veil of Aphrodite results in significantly better erectile function outcomes than in those who receive conventional nerve-sparing surgery - without compromising cancer control.

Of patients with no pre-existing erectile dysfunction who underwent a robotic radical prostatectomy incorporating the new nerve-sparing technique, the Veil of Aphrodite, 97 percent achieved erections strong enough for intercourse and 85 percent reported that their erections were normal. In contrast, 74 percent of patients who underwent a standard nerve sparing procedure had erections leading to intercourse, and only 26 percent reported normal erections. Additionally, 17 percent of patients who underwent a conventional nerve sparing procedure and 51 percent of patients who underwent the Veil of Aphrodite nerve sparing procedure had normal erections without medications. Dr Mani Menon and his team have been exceptionally successful in their work.

Some of the world's first and most progressive procedures to treat prostate cancer are performed at the Vattikuti Urology Institute. It is a comprehensive clinical, research and teaching institute that consistently ranks among the nation's best in urology.

If you're experiencing a serious health problem and want a second opinion on treatment options, the specialists at the Vattikuti Urology Institute are prepared to help you. The team of physicians lead by Dr Mani Menon will evaluate your case and determine how to best meet your medical need. Contact them through the website www.drmanimenon.com and their team will call you back to discuss your case for free.

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Stupendous Success for Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy.

The Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy, or VIP, is a method of robotic prostatectomy developed by surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital. Since the first case in 2001, more than 40,000 cases have been performed worldwide. The operation has achieved spectacular acceptance by patients. In 2001, less than 100 cases were done world wide (ninety percent of them were done at Henry Ford). In 2007, it is estimated that more than 30,000 patients will undergo the VIP robotic prostatectomy, with minor modifications.

In the hands of surgeons at the Vattikuti Urology Institute, robotic technology enhances the advantages of laparoscopic surgery, taking it to the next level. Compared to open surgery, robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy offers:

Less pain
Fewer complications
Shorter hospital stays
Faster recovery
Earlier return of urinary control
Improved sexual function
Less internal scarring

The Vattikuti Urology Institute has performed more robotic procedures than any other hospital in the world. Surgeons at the Institute developed the Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy, and it was the first in the world to perform the procedure on an outpatient basis. On average, 20-25 procedures are completed in a week. Dr Mani Menon and his team have ben exceptionally successful in this work.

The Vattikuti Urology Institute has performed more robotic procedures than any other hospital in the world. Surgeons at the Institute developed the Vattikuti Institute Prostatectomy, and were the first in the world to perform the procedure on an outpatient

The Vattikuti Urology Institute
K9, 2799 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit MI 48202
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