LVHN to debut robotic surgery system

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - The Lehigh Valley Health Network will soon debut a da Vinci single port (SP) robotic surgery system. It will be used for minimally invasive urologic surgical procedures. Surgeons will have the ability to enter the body through a single, small incision to perform complex procedures. The procedure is controlled by a surgeon that oversees the robotic system. "Surgeon only need to make a one-inch incision utilizing da Vinci SP, which may reduce pain, shorten the healing process, limit complications and get the patient back to work and other normal activities more quickly," said LVHN's Chief of Urology Angelo Baccala.