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REMINDER: Prostate Cancer Treatment Using Minimally Invasive Cutting Edge Technology
Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy November 20, 2008 5:00 P.M. CST From St. Mary's Hospital
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MADISON, WI -- (Marketwire) -- 11/20/08 -- Surgeons at St. Mary's Hospital will perform alive minimally invasive robot-assisted prostatectomy surgery for treatingprostate cancer using a da Vinci® Surgical System on www.OR-Live.com. Theda Vinci® is the most innovative surgical option available to treatprostate cancer.
Using the da Vinci® Surgical System, this prostate-removal procedurebrings even more credibility to the term "minimally invasive surgery." Itrequires five tiny incisions through which the surgeon operates, viaremotely controlled robotic arms with tiny 8-millimeter instruments.Smaller incisions mean less trauma to the body and faster recovery. Use ofthe da Vinci system has also been shown to yield shorter hospital stays,less pain and superior clinical outcomes.
The prostatectomy will be performed by Dr. Brooke Johnson, Dean HealthSystem urologist, and physician assistant Megan Kushner. Dr. Adam Tierney,Dean Health System urologist, will provide commentary. The webcast will behosted by Steve Van Dinter, Regional Director of Media Relations & PublicAffairs for SSM Health Care of Wisconsin.
da Vinci® is registered trademark of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG)
Join us to learn more about this fascinating surgical option that also hasapplications in gynecologic procedures and heart surgeries. Visit OR-Live.com.
VNR: Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy
Video-Link Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=867750
Contact:Bryan KooharianPromotions SpecialistOR-Live, Inc.860 953 2900 x241bkooharian@orlive.com
The prostatectomy will be performed by Dr. Brooke Johnson, Dean HealthSystem urologist, and physician assistant Megan Kushner. Dr. Adam Tierney,Dean Health System urologist, will provide commentary. The webcast will behosted by Steve Van Dinter, Regional Director of Media Relations & PublicAffairs for SSM Health Care of Wisconsin.
da Vinci® is registered trademark of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG)
Join us to learn more about this fascinating surgical option that also hasapplications in gynecologic procedures and heart surgeries. Visit OR-Live.com.
VNR: Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy
Video-Link Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=867750
Contact:Bryan KooharianPromotions SpecialistOR-Live, Inc.860 953 2900 x241bkooharian@orlive.com
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