da Vinci Procedures

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• Important Safety Information
• Webcast Surgery

Patient Experiences

Real-life stories of prostate cancer survivors and their experience of da Vinci Prostatectomy.

da Vinci Prostatectomy vs. Brachytherapy (Radiation)

 Dr. James Porter, MD & Three Patients

"Not only do I treat patients using da Vinci Prostatectomy... I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. When I looked at what I had been doing, at the outcomes of my patients, it was a no-brainer... I knew that I would go forward with the da Vinci Prostatectomy."

Watch the stories of Dr. Porter - da Vinci physician and patient – and his prostatectomy patients:

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"I looked into surgery, I looked into radiation and the seeds ... and I looked into da Vinci. I was up walking around that night and got out of the hospital. All the functions, and the very important function - thank you, doctor - were still working."

• Fred Smerlas, Former NFL Player
• da Vinci Prostatectomy

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"A little over two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer..."   – Dennis Murray       High School Superintendent,       Perris, California   – da Vinci Prostatectomy Watch Video

"I liked the idea of a more rapid recovery time and the reduced invasiveness compared to open surgery..."   – John Austin   – da Vinci Prostatectomy Watch Video