Director: Craig G. Rogers, M.D.

At the Vattkuti Urology Institute, we are pioneers in the use of complex robotic surgery for diseases of the kidney, including cancerous and benign tumors, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, kidney cysts and kidney stones.

Kidney Cancer and Benign Tumors  

• Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Removal of a kidney tumor while preserving the remaining kidney (also called renal-sparing surgery).
• Robotic Radical Nephrectomy: Removal of the entire kidney for large tumors or disease.
• Robotic Nephroureterectomy: Removal of the kidney and ureter for transitional cell carcinoma involving the kidney or ureter.

Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

• Robotic Pyeloplasty: Repair of the blockage in the area where the ureter attaches to the kidney.

Kidney Cysts

• Robotic Renal Cyst Decortication: Removal of kidney cysts that sometimes cause pain or high blood pressure.

Kidney Stones

• Robotic Pyelolithotomy: Removal of large kidney stones that fail treatment by other methods.

Robotic kidney surgery is a minimally invasive surgical option that provides greater precision and accuracy than traditional surgery. Henry Ford urologists believe this technically advanced approach offers significant advantages:

• Fewer complications
• Decreased risk of injury to bowel or other nearby organs
• Faster return of bowel function after surgery
• Shorter hospital stay (one day in healthy patients)
• Less blood loss
• Less pain and less need for pain medication
• Quicker return to normal activity and work
• Smaller incisions, less scarring, and faster healing