Procedures Offer a Less-Invasive Alternative to Traditional Robotic Methods, with Benefits That Include Reduced Pain & Quicker Recovery
Two innovators in this technique are Dr. Martinez and Dr. Corcoran, who have used it to treat kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal conditions, among others.
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After enduring seven prior abdominal surgeries, 64-year-old Joy Monetti from Islip was no stranger to painful procedures and lengthy recoveries. However, it was her recent single-port (SP) robotic surgery at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island that proved transformative. Using SP technology, Anthony Corcoran, MD, successfully removed from her left kidney a mass that was later determined to be noncancerous. The minimally invasive procedure left Monetti feeling better and mobile almost immediately.
“I’ve had seven abdominal surgeries in the past, many of which were painful and required long recovery times,” said Monetti. “This procedure was a real eye-opener—nothing like the prior ones. When I got home after being kept overnight, it was hard for me to rest because I felt so good. You can’t even see the scar.” Three weeks later, Monetti was back to caring for her grandchildren, a testament of the reduced recovery time made possible by SP technology.
Just three weeks after the procedure, Monetti was able to start caring for her grandchildren again.
Courtesy of Joy Monetti
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island has emerged as a pioneer in SP robotic surgery, an innovative technique that allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through a single incision to minimize trauma to surrounding areas and allows patients to heal faster. Utilizing robotic surgery, these procedures offer a less-invasive alternative to traditional approaches, benefiting patients with reduced pain, quicker recovery, and less scarring.
Two of the innovators using this technique are Tara Martinez, DO, and Dr. Corcoran. Dr. Martinez, one of only two surgeons in the state of New York certified to perform colorectal SP procedures, has leveraged this technology for a variety of conditions, including cancer-related colon resections, polyps, rectal prolapse, diverticular disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.
“Single-port robotic procedures are transforming how we treat cancers, especially here on Long Island,” said Dr. Martinez. “The precision that we’re able to have while minimizing the trauma to the area is a game changer for patients, with many able to return to normal activity much sooner than expected.”
Dr. Corcoran, director of urologic oncology at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island and member of Perlmutter Cancer Center, is the sole surgeon on Long Island performing SP extraperitoneal robotic partial nephrectomy, a minimally invasive surgery using robotic assistance to remove part of the kidney while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible, and radical prostatectomy, a surgical procedure to completely remove the prostate gland to treat prostate cancer.
“With the innovation offered by single-port technology, Monetti and other patients are able to recover in a matter of days compared to weeks with traditional surgical methods,” said Dr. Corcoran.
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NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 118 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for four years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently ranked four of its clinical specialties No. 1 in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. The system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise.
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