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)

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VNR: Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy

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