Shannon Urology offers several approaches to kidney cancer care in San
Angelo, including robotic retroperitoneal kidney tumor removal surgery.
ABOUT KIDNEY CANCER
Kidney cancer is a sporadic cancer, meaning it is not usually related to
genetic markers for cancer. Cancer of the kidney can grow into other soft
areas of the abdomen and affect blood vessels and other organs, like the
colon and small intestine.
HOW ROBOTIC RETROPERITONEAL KIDNEY TUMOR REMOVAL WORKS
Anatomically, the kidney lives in the posterior (back) of the abdomen.
While traditional kidney surgeries access the kidney from the front of
the body, robotic retroperitoneal surgery reaches the kidney through an
incision in the side of the body behind the bowels. This allows the surgeon
to see the entire kidney and reduces the need to move other organs to
reach tumors on the back side of the kidney. Entering through the side
also provides faster access to the blood vessels of the kidney, allowing
faster operative times.
Charles Cecil, MD, urologist at Shannon Urology, provides robotic retroperitoneal kidney
tumor removal surgery using the robotic surgery system.
Benefits of robotic retroperitoneal kidney surgery
Less invasive: Unlike traditional kidney surgery that uses a large incision at the front
of the body, robotic retroperitoneal surgery can access the kidney through
a much smaller incision on the side of the body, resulting in less blood loss.
More precise tumor removal: The retroperitoneal approach allows the surgeon less complicated access
to tumors on the back of the kidney, and the robotic surgery system helps
to work in such a small space with less risk to other organs. This leads
to better recovery outcomes for kidney cancer patients.
Shorter operation time: Accessing the kidney directly eliminates the need for the surgeon to manipulate
or rearrange the bowels and other organs around the kidneys, which results
in a shorter time spent in surgery for greater patient comfort.
Reduced risk of hernias: Because this method does not leave a large incision or affect other major
organs in the abdomen, patients have a much lower risk of developing hernias
after surgery.
Quicker recovery: Minimally invasive robotic surgery techniques, like retroperitoneal kidney
surgery, have been shown to promote faster recovery in patients after
surgery. In most cases, patients may be discharged the day after surgery
with less post-operative pain.
KEEPING UROLOGY CARE LOCAL
Shannon Urology is dedicated to providing compassionate, state-of-the-art
care for patients facing urological concerns like kidney cancer in the
Concho Valley and beyond.
For more information about robotic peritoneal kidney surgery and other
urological services, contact Shannon Urology at 325.747.2231.
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