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A central Iowa man receives a prostate cancer diagnosis from his family physician and travels to St. Luke’s where Dr. Jon Rippentrop performs robotic surgery to remove his prostate. Watch Video
Robotic Surgery
Iowa's leader in robotic surgery.
You can heal faster and go home sooner when your surgeon uses minimally invasive robotic techniques. St. Luke's is Iowa's leader in robotic surgeries, where the regions' top surgeons choose our state-of-the-art robots for procedures such as treating heart arrhythmia, prostate removal (prostatectomy), hysterectomy and uterine fibroid removal (myomectomy). For these patients, the pinpoint precision of robotic surgery leads to faster recovery times and better overall results. We call ourselves Iowa's robotic surgery leader for several reasons:
- No other hospital in the state of Iowa performs more robotic
surgeries than St. Luke's. More than 2,050 robotic surgeries have been performed at the hospital. - St. Luke's is one of six Epicenters in the Midwest for gynecological surgery and is the busiest. Learn more>
- St. Luke's is the only hospital in the state that owns two da Vinci Si units with a dual console and training console. Learn more about our robotic technology.
Operations performed at St. Luke’s using the da Vinci surgical robot include:
- Prostatectomy (prostate removal)
- Pyeloplasty (for blockage of the urinary system)
- Nephrectomy (kidney removal)
- Partial nephrectomy (partial removal of the kidney)
- Hysterectomy (uterus removal)
- Sacral colpopexy (vaginal prolapse)
- Myomectomy (fibroid removal)
- Endometriosis procedures
- Fallopian tubal reversal
- Colon resections
- Cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal)
- Adrenalectomy (adrenal gland removal)
- Nissen procedure (procedure to correct acid reflux or GERD)
- Ileostomy (bowel diversion surgery)
Find out if robotic surgery is for you.
If you have prostate cancer, are considering a hysterectomy or any other gynecological surgery, we encourage you to get a second opinion with St. Luke's Web consult. With St. Luke's Web consult, a specialist will provide you with an individual consultation based on your specific needs.
Watch a robotic-assisted gall bladder removal surgery.
