Several specialist clinics work together on an interdisciplinary basis at the Center for Robotic Medicine Germany (CRMG) at St. Antonius Hospital in Gronau. In addition to the urology clinic, which performs the majority of robot-assisted operations, the general and visceral surgery clinic and the gynecology clinic are also involved.
The common goal: the highest medical quality, state-of-the-art surgical methods, and continuous training for surgeons.
Da Vinci® technology was introduced at St. Antonius Hospital back in 2006. Today, the center has five operating rooms equipped with state-of-the-art da Vinci® surgery technology, making it one of the largest and most renowned centers for robot-assisted surgeries worldwide.
The team at the Clinic for Urology, Urological Oncology, and Robot-Assisted Surgery can now look back on more than 25,000 successfully performed procedures—a wealth of experience that is unique internationally.
Robot-assisted surgery has become particularly established in the treatment of prostate cancer. Open procedures such as abdominal incisions, which are associated with more complications and longer healing times, have not been performed in Gronau for years.
The da Vinci® surgical system is one of the most advanced developments in minimally invasive surgery. It is a robotic assistant controlled by specially trained surgeons. The movements of the hand are transferred to the surgical instruments with millimeter precision and without tremors.
The surgeon sits at a control console with a high-resolution 3D HD camera that provides up to 20x magnification. This makes even the finest tissue structures visible. The delicate instruments are inserted into the body through tiny incisions and can be controlled with the utmost precision.
The system consists of three components:
Robot-assisted surgery offers decisive advantages:
Thanks to these advantages, da Vinci® surgery in Gronau is now considered the international gold standard in the surgical treatment of urological and oncological diseases.
