Robotic Surgery

Achalasia is a rare disease in which the lower esophageal sphincter does not relax properly and patients have difficulty swallowing and typically regurgitate food. With the condition, the esophagus dialates and widens causing muscle contractions and increased dysfunction. Soon, the esophagus transforms from a tube that carries food to the stomach to a reservoir with areas of the lower esophagus pouching outward.

The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity, the area inside the ribcage. It is surrounded by connective tissue and contains all thoracic organs—the heart and blood vessels, the esophagus and trachea, the phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus, and lymph nodes. 

Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Robotic Thoracic Surgery

A variety of mediastinal masses (those found in the middle section of the chest cavity) can be diagnosed and treated using Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and Robotic Thoracic Surgery: 

Prostatectomy is the surgical removal of the prostate gland and tumor. Most prostatectomy procedures are performed through large, open surgical incisions, which can result in lengthy and uncomfortable patient recovery, substantial blood loss and significant risk of impotence and incontinence. It is usually performed to remove early stage prostate cancer before it can spread to other parts of the body. If the cancer spreads outside of the prostate, it cannot be cured with surgery.