The South Coast Insider - August 2009

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Prostate cancer patients call it a miracle. The da Vinci robotic surgical system is the world’s most advanced way to remove a cancerous prostate. It offers the cancer control of traditional prostate surgery, but is less invasive and more precise — with less risk of damaging nerves that control urinary continence and erectile function. LESS INVASIVE. Using a few very small incisions

means less trauma, less blood loss and quicker recovery. MORE PRECISE. Less risk of damaging nerves that

control urinary continence and erectile function, and a faster return to normal activities. da VINCI PROSTATE SURGERY AT SOUTHCOAST.

da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Surgery ®

Take a very skilled surgeon.

Magnify his vision 10 times.

Give him 4 arms and hands that turn 360 degrees.

A new choice — and new hope — for prostate cancer patients.

Have him hold tiny surgical instruments.

To boldly — and delicately — go where no surgeon’s hands have gone before.

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To learn more, ask your doctor or visit southcoast.org/davinci. Call 800-497-1727 for your FREE informational kit about robotic-assisted prostate surgery at Southcoast.

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