Da Vinci robotic surgery

The most accurate robot for your surgery

The Quirónsalud Levante Robotic Surgery Unit is equipped with the Da Vinci Robot, an innovative minimally invasive robotic surgical system that makes it possible to perform a range of procedures with maximum safety and precision.

The Da Vinci System is used in various medical specialties, including general surgery, urology, and gynaecology. Robotic surgery has numerous benefits compared to traditional surgery.

The main advantages of the Da Vinci system for patients:

Less postoperative pain.
Less bleeding.
Less visible scarring.
Shorter hospital stay.
Faster recovery.
Quicker return to everyday life.
Lower risk of complications.

Main advantages of the Da Vinci system for the surgeon:

Improved view. Surgeons use a 3D console that provides a more detailed view of the patient's anatomy.
Greater accuracy. It allows to perform movements with greater accuracy than with conventional techniques.
Greater dexterity. Eliminates natural shaking.
Better ergonomics. It enables intervention in areas that are difficult to access.

Medical Team

Pedro Bretcha Boix
Head of the General and Digestive System Surgery/ Surgical Oncology Department
Quirónsalud Torrevieja Hospital
Partida de la Loma s/n. 03184 Torrevieja (Alicante)
Quirónsalud Alicante
Calle Cruz de Piedra, 4. 03015 Alicante
Experience
Dr. Pedro Bretcha has been practicing his profession for twenty years at Quirónsalud Torrevieja Hospital as a founding member of the Oncology Platform in a multidisciplinary team implanting multiple cancer techniques. Pioneer in many avant-garde techniques for cancer treatment, he performed the first Isolated Perfusion of Liver with Melphalan and Hyperthermia in Spain, as well as the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis via cytoreductive surgery + perioperative intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia (HIPEC), intraoperative radiotherapy, oncological rescue surgery of the liver, pancreas, pelvis, etc.
Techniques

Peritoneal or pleural carcinomatosis surgery with Chemotherapy in hyperthermia (HIPEC), based on Sugarbaker Technique.

Liver surgery. Ablation of tumours with radiofrequency.

Perfusion of limbs with TNF and Melphalan in the treatment of Melanomas in transitory Sarcomas of limbs.

Electrochemotherapy for the treatment of non-operable skin tumours.

Intraoperative radiotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer, retroperitoneal, rectum, pancreatic, gastric tumours, etc.

‘ONE STEP' therapy in early breast cancer.

Training
Certificate of Off-Site Training as a Console Surgeon using the da Vinci Surgical System. April 2009.
He obtained the Diploma of Cancer Surgery from the European Board of Surgery (EBS) on 29 November 2006.
Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery at the Hospital Mútua of Tarrasa from January 2000 to February 2001. He got his M.I.R. position in 1994 and did his residency in General and Digestive System Surgery at the Hospital Mutua of Tarrasa from January 1995 to December 1999.
1995-96-97: Doctorate courses, meeting the research requirements from the Autonomous University of Barcelona:
1986 - 1993: Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona at the Teaching unit of the Valle de Hebrón Hospital.
Recognition and publications

Vice-president of the Spanish Society of Surgical Oncology (SEOQ)

Active member of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)

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Rodolfo Martín Díaz
Head of the Gynaecology Department
Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja
Partida de la Loma, s/n. 03184 Torrevieja, Alicante
Experience
Dr. Rodolfo Martín studied Medicine at the Catholic University of Cordoba, Argentina. He completed his residency in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Dr. Enrique Vera Barros University Hospital (Argentina). In 2006 he was awarded a scholarship by the Alianza Francesa de Córdoba to work at the CHU Pellegrin Hospital in the city of Bordeaux. He worked as a resident physician in the city of Clermont Ferrand between 2006 and 2008. During his time in France he obtained university diplomas in Vaginal Surgery and Laparoscopy.

In 2012 he completed a Master's Degree in Gynaecological Oncology and Breast Pathology at the University of Barcelona, during which time he worked in the Gynaecological Oncology Unit at Bellvitge University Hospital. He has been Head of the Gynaecology Department at Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja since October 2014.
Techniques

Expert in endoscopic surgery.

Laparotomy, laparoscopy, vaginal surgery.

Training

Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Catholic University of Cordoba, Argentina (2002).

Master's Degree in Gynaecological Oncology and Breast Pathology from the University of Barcelona (2012).

Recognition and publications
Instructor on Laparoscopic Surgery courses at the International Centre for Endoscopic Surgery (ICCE).
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Sven Petry
Head of the Urology Department
Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja
Partida de la Loma, s/n. 03184 Torrevieja, Alicante
Experience
Dr. Sven Petry studied Medicine at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany. He completed his residency in Urology becoming Head of Residents in the Department of Urology at the Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany). He has given numerous courses and lectures nationally and internationally, and has produced a number of publications. He has been a specialist in the Urology Service at Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja since 2007.
Techniques

Expert in prostate cancer surgery.

Training

Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany (2000).

Major in Urology from the Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany (2005).

Recognition and publications

Hydronephrosis. Gillitizer R, Petry S. Differentialdiagnose Urologie, 2. Auflage Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2006.

The Silent Kidney. Gillitzer R, Petry S. Differentialdiagnose Urologie, 2. Auflage Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2006.

Fever due to Pathological Findings of the Urinary Tract System. Petry S, Gillitzer R. Differentialdiagnose Urologie, 2. Auflage Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2006.

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TreatmentsThe effectiveness of the Da Vinci robotic surgical system is not only dependent on technology but also on the skill of the surgeon and their team. At Quirónsalud Levante we have specialists with extensive...
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Treatments

The effectiveness of the Da Vinci robotic surgical system is not only dependent on technology but also on the skill of the surgeon and their team. At Quirónsalud Levante we have specialists with extensive experience in robotic surgery.

Urology
Urology
The Da Vinci robotic surgical system has allowed to achieve significant in urological procedures such as radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, where lower rates of impotence and incontinence are observed compared to open and/or laparoscopic surgery.
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Gynaecology
Gynaecology
The Da Vinci surgical system can be used in a number of gynaecological procedures such as hysterectomy (cancer of the cervix) or endometriosis, presenting a minimally invasive surgical alternative that provides greater safety for patients undergoing complex surgical interventions.
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General Surgery
General Surgery
Robotic surgery overcomes the limitations of conventional laparoscopic surgery and open surgery by providing safer and more accurate surgical interventions, particularly in complex and difficult to access cases. In General Surgery some of the applications are: colon and rectal surgery, bariatric surgery, and abdominal surgery (hernias).
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What is the Da Vinci robot?

The Da Vinci Robot is a system consisting of 3 components:

Surgeon's console: From this workstation the surgeon operates and controls the robotic instruments.

Vision tower: High-definition cameras provide a clear and detailed three-dimensional view of the surgical area.

Robotic arms: Robotic arms hold surgical instruments and can perform precise movements under the surgeon's control.

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