Surgery of the future: da Vinci robot helps perform 6 surgeries in one day

When women notice a breast lump, it evokes a serious concern at first. Nevertheless, causes of breast changes or lumps are numerous. In a very rare case, this is a cancer.

At Helios Amper-Hospital Dachau, the head physician of the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Upper Bavarian Hospital Association, Dr. Sabine Keim, removes lymph nodes in the area of the abdominal aorta and the female pelvis with robotic assistance. This minimally invasive surgical technique is performed using a state-of-the-art robotic system and is considered one of the latest advances in surgical gynecology.

The gynecology team at Helios Hospital München West can be pleased about three awards at once. The German Cancer Society recommends the facility both for the treatment of breast cancer and for cancers of the female genitals. The Working Group for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy also recommends treatment at the Pasing Women's Clinic due to the particularly high quality standards in the early detection of changes in the cervix and external genitalia.

There is a change in medical leadership at the Breast Center of Helios Hospital Bad Saarow. As of June 1, Dr. med. Grigorij Nesterov will assume the position of chief physician at the Breast Center and continue the existing commitment to excellent breast health. He succeeds experienced mammography expert Dr. med. Harry Brunzlow who is taking well-deserved retirement at the end of May after 21 years as chief physician.

The majority of all cases of breast cancer are discovered by the women themselves, often even by chance when showering or applying cream. However, deliberate palpation of the breast is not difficult at all - and is still an excellent measure for early cancer detection.

70 to 80 percent of all tumors can be treated with breast-conserving surgery. However, if the tumor is very large and malignant, affects the skin or forms several tumors in different areas of the breast, a mastectomy is usually performed.

The certified Breast center at Helios Hospital Bad Saarow has had a new head physician for a quarter of a year, and he has already won the hearts of his patients and his team. Dr. med. Grigorij Nesterov, an experienced breast expert in mammography and ultrasound, took up his post on 1 June 2023 with great enthusiasm and a clear goal: to continue to provide breast cancer patients with the highest level of care and to continuously improve treatment options.

In a recently published breast cancer study, an international research team, in which Helios Berlin-Buch Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Michael Untch was also involved, has achieved a significant advance in medicine: With an antibody-drug conjugate, nine out of ten patients suffering from a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer are still alive after more than eight years.

There are fewer than 20 human geneticists in Berlin. One of them is Prof. Dr. med. Martin A. Mensah. Born in Berlin, he has been working at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch since January 1st 2025 and is the first of his kind in the entire company. His appointment marks a groundbreaking step in the improvement of patient care and sets new standards for research and teaching at the MSB Medical School Berlin.

The Breast Cancer Center at Helios Hanseklinikum Stralsund has successfully completed recertification in accordance with the stringent requirements of the German Cancer Society. This once again confirms the high quality of diagnostics, therapy, and comprehensive care provided to patients with breast cancer. With this positive result, the department reaffirms its many years of commitment and its proven expertise in breast cancer treatment.

For the past 15 years, Helios Hospital Hildesheim has held a special annual homecoming event. This year, the spotlight was on twins Philipp and Maria, who were born at our hospital 16 years ago at just 27 weeks of pregnancy.

The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch continues to expand. Following the completion of the new extension, additional facilities will enhance the services available to expectant parents. Two additional delivery rooms will also be established in the main building, bringing the total number of delivery rooms to six.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Approximately 2.4 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Early and accurate diagnosis plays a key role in selecting the optimal treatment strategy and improving treatment outcomes. But which methods are used to detect breast cancer? We have compiled the most important diagnostic methods for you.

The da Vinci XI surgical robot enables highly precise and minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Shaojian Ji, Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Helios Hospital Pforzheim, is a leading expert in robot-assisted surgery. That is why he organized the hospital's first-ever High Volume Day.