Tag Archives: Dr Savatta and hospitals

Robotic Inguinal Hernia Surgery at the time of Robotic Prostatectomy

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Dr. Savatta

Source: Journal of Robotic Surgery, Volume 1, Number 4 / February, 2008 Conclusion Urological surgeons should be encouraged to perform a thorough inguinal exam during preoperative evaluation and intraoperatively to detect subclinical hernias. Inguinal herniorrhaphy done concurrently at the time … Continue reading →

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Dr. Savatta’s personal blog

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Dr. Savatta

Thoughts from a robotic surgeon I have started this blog to express some of my personal thoughts. I started the robotic surgery blog (http://www.roboticsurgeryblog/) 16 months ago and will still write there along with several other robotic surgeons. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Haptics in the news

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Dr. Savatta

“It always helps to be able to feel what you are doing, to feel the tissue tension and to feel the force when manipulating a suture,” says Domenico Savatta, chief of minimally invasive and robotic urology surgery at Newark Beth … Continue reading →

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