Sektion roboterassistierte Urologie · St. Barbara-Klinik Hamm-Heessen
Robot-assisted urology in Hamm
Prostate, kidney and bladder — operated with the da Vinci system.
The aim is to treat the disease and to preserve as much function as possible.
Your treatment is in the hands of a practised team — from the consultation through the operation and into follow-up.
What we treat
The full spectrum
Not only the prostate — the section covers robot-assisted urology in its breadth.
- Radical prostatectomy with extended or superextended lymph node dissection
- Kidney-preserving tumour surgery — partial nephrectomy instead of removing the organ, wherever the findings allow it
- Radical nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy for tumours of the kidney and the upper urinary tract
- Fully intracorporeal radical cystectomy with urinary diversion, including orthotopic neobladder
- Reconstructive urology, including pyeloplasty for obstruction of the kidney
- Adenoma enucleation of the prostate for benign enlargement
Every operation rests on a practised team — in theatre, at the console and on the ward.
Why here
Experience can be measured
Published learning curves show the case volume beyond which the results of prostate surgery no longer improve appreciably: surgical margins from roughly 200 to 250 procedures, potency from roughly 600 to 700, continence from roughly 700 to 800. Your surgeon is above all of these thresholds.
Vickers AJ, Bianco FJ, Serio AM, et al. The surgical learning curve for prostate cancer control after radical prostatectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007;99(15):1171–1177.
Training and certification
Training at leading European centres for robot-assisted urology in Hamburg, Bern and Stockholm.
ERUS Certificate of Excellence in Robot-assisted Prostatectomy from the Orsi Academy. FEBU — German and European board-certified urologist.
Frozen section in theatre
Following the NeuroSAFE principle, the margins at the neurovascular bundle are examined histologically while the operation is still under way. If the margin is clear, the nerves stay.
Our own research
Lead investigator of the ToP-RAP trial on urethral preservation, co-author of the sleeve technique for nerve preservation, work on fusion biopsy and on artificial intelligence.
Close to home
Diagnosis, surgery and follow-up in one place. No long journeys to another city — which matters most in the weeks after the procedure.
Together with your urologist
We work closely with the urology practices in the region. You stay with the doctor you know; we take on the part that needs the robot.
We speak your language
Our team includes staff who speak Arabic, Turkish and further languages. We go through the diagnosis, the treatment plan and every single step with you directly — with no interpreter in between.
Second opinion
Have you received a diagnosis and are unsure whether the proposed route is the right one? That is what a second opinion is for.
Your surgeon
Associate Professor Dr. med. Sami-Ramzi Leyh-Bannurah
FEBU, MHBA · Head of the Section for robot-assisted urology
The head of the section performs your operation himself — from the first conversation, through the procedure, to the follow-up.
Full profileWhat is measured is the result
We record continence, potency, surgical margins and complications in a structured way from the outset — we will publish our own outcome figures once they are robust.
Research and outcome qualityWhere do I start?
The shortest way to an answer
Find the situation that applies to you.
Contact
Second opinion and appointments
You have received a diagnosis and are unsure what comes next? Talk to us about the options. Please bring previous findings and imaging with you if you can.
Consultation hours
- Wednesday · 14:00
- Thursday · 08:30–16:00
PD Dr. med. Sami-Ramzi Leyh-Bannurah. Appointments are arranged by the urology secretariat.