The da Vinci code
Visitors see demonstration of robot at ORMC
September 4, 2008 - 1:44 PM
Joshua Scheide|Odessa American
Michael Bowen, from left, clinical sales representative with Intuitive Surgical, explains the da Vinci surgical robot to Tom Garber of Midland and Billy Jenkins of Gardendale on Thursday at Odessa Regional Medical Center.
Some Permian Basin residents got a preview Thursday morning of the da Vinci surgical robot at Odessa Regional Medical Center.
Urologist Dr. Steven Wiehle said the robot, used at ORMC to perform prostatectomies, is the only unit between El Paso and Dallas.
A prostatectomy is a surgical choice for treatment of localized prostate cancer.