LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY • Kings Oak Hospital, London

Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery in London — Kings Oak Hospital

For North Enfield, Potters Bar, Hadley Wood, and Hertfordshire border patients requiring major urological surgery, Kings Oak Hospital at Chase Farm provides the closest private laparoscopic urology surgical consultation — 10–20 minutes by road from most North Enfield and Hertfordshire postcodes. The co-location with Chase Farm NHS hospital campus provides specific clinical advantages for complex laparoscopic cases: peri-operative cardiology support for older patients, ICU backup, and anaesthetic expertise for patients with significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities. Mr. Harshawardhan Godbole FRCS provides private laparoscopic urology surgery consultation at Kings Oak Hospital, with surgery performed at the Chase Farm campus or at connected private facilities. From £300.

Laparoscopic (keyhole) urology surgery uses 3–5 small incisions through which a camera and instruments are inserted to perform major urological operations. Benefits over open surgery: less blood loss, shorter hospital stay (2–3 days vs 5–7 days), less post-operative pain, faster return to normal activity, and equivalent oncological outcomes. Procedures include laparoscopic nephrectomy (partial and radical), radical prostatectomy, radical cystectomy, adrenalectomy, pyeloplasty, and ureteroplasty. Mr. Godbole has published research in laparoscopic nephrectomy and performs laparoscopic surgery as his preferred approach for all major urological oncological procedures.

### Complex Laparoscopic Cases — Chase Farm Campus Infrastructure Advantage

Laparoscopic major urological surgery in complex cases — large or adherent kidney tumours, prostatectomy in men with prior pelvic surgery, or adrenalectomy for secreting tumours — requires institutional infrastructure beyond a basic operating theatre. The Chase Farm campus provides peri-operative cardiology assessment for older patients with cardiac comorbidities, ICU backup for cases with higher haemodynamic risk, and recovery nursing experienced with complex urological post-operative care. This institutional infrastructure enables Kings Oak Hospital to perform laparoscopic surgery in patients with complexity that would preclude surgery at smaller standalone private facilities.

### Long-Term Oncological Follow-Up After Laparoscopic Surgery at Chase Farm

After major laparoscopic urological oncological surgery — nephrectomy, prostatectomy, cystectomy — patients require surveillance imaging, tumour marker monitoring, and specialist follow-up for 5 years. Having this long-term oncological follow-up managed at Kings Oak Hospital — 10–20 minutes from home for North Enfield and Hertfordshire patients — significantly improves surveillance adherence compared to attending a Central London cancer centre for every follow-up appointment. Mr. Godbole's team at Kings Oak Hospital coordinates the complete post-surgical oncological surveillance programme alongside the operative procedure.

### Travel and Parking Guide – Kings Oak Hospital, Chase Farm

Chase Farm North Side, The Ridgeway, Enfield EN2 8SD. By road from Potters Bar: 15–20 minutes via A10. From Hadley Wood: 10 minutes. From Barnet: 15 minutes. Underground: Cockfosters (Piccadilly Line), 20 minutes walk or taxi. Campus parking available.

Why choose Kings Oak Hospital for laparoscopic & robotic surgery?

Potters Bar, Hadley Wood, and North Enfield patients choose Kings Oak Hospital for laparoscopic urology surgery because The Ridgeway at Chase Farm is 10–20 minutes by road — making both the surgical consultation and the 5-year post-operative surveillance programme locally manageable.
The Chase Farm campus infrastructure — cardiology support, ICU backup, complex anaesthesia — enables laparoscopic surgery in patients with comorbidities that would preclude operation at smaller private facilities.
Long-term oncological surveillance coordinated at Kings Oak Hospital — with the same Cancer Lead specialist for every post-operative visit — provides continuity and improved adherence for North Enfield and Hertfordshire patients.

Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery cost at Kings Oak Hospital

Private consultation: £300 at Kings Oak Hospital. We accept Bupa, AXA Health, Vitality and Aviva. Call +44 (0)7884 183968 for a treatment cost estimate. [INTERNAL LINK → /fees/]

Coming in for your laparoscopic & robotic surgery appointment

Kings Oak Hospital serves laparoscopic urology surgery patients from North Enfield, Chase Farm, Cockfosters, Potters Bar, Hadley Wood, Cuffley, New Barnet, Brookmans Park, Waltham Cross, and Hertsmere via M25. HRG Urology also operates at Cavell Hospital for Enfield Town and Winchmore Hill patients.

Patient reviews — laparoscopic & robotic surgery at Kings Oak Hospital

Thomas Williams

Potters Bar

I needed laparoscopic nephrectomy and have ischaemic heart disease. Kings Oak Hospital's Chase Farm campus — with cardiology pre-operative assessment available — was specifically the right facility for my complex situation. Laparoscopic surgery performed safely. No cardiac events. Hospital stay 2 days. The campus infrastructure that enabled safe surgery in a cardiac patient was the clinical difference between Kings Oak and a simpler standalone facility.

March 2026

Yusuf Okafor

Cockfosters

From Cockfosters to Chase Farm is 15 minutes. Prostate cancer — laparoscopic radical prostatectomy at Kings Oak Hospital. Mr. Godbole performed the surgery himself. Undetectable PSA at 6 months. The 5-year surveillance is being managed locally at Kings Oak — every 3-month CT and PSA check is 15 minutes from home. The local post-surgical surveillance that Kings Oak provides over 5 years is as important as the surgery itself.

February 2026

Ingrid Bergstrom

Hadley Wood

My husband needed laparoscopic cystectomy for bladder cancer. The Chase Farm campus — with ICU backup for complex surgery — was specifically appropriate for a procedure of this scale. Hospital stay 5 days. Ileal conduit managing well at 6 months. The institutional infrastructure at Kings Oak Hospital for a complex major laparoscopic procedure was what separated it from the alternatives.

January 2026

Kevin Murphy

New Barnet

New Barnet to Chase Farm is 15 minutes by road. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for a 5cm kidney tumour. The pre-operative consultation included RENAL nephrometry score assessment that confirmed laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was technically feasible. Kidney preserved. Hospital stay 3 days. The detailed pre-surgical planning at the Kings Oak Hospital consultation — RENAL score, nerve mapping, recovery timeline — gave me the informed basis for surgical consent that major cancer surgery requires.

March 2026

Sanjay Patel

Chase Farm

Living near Chase Farm made Kings Oak Hospital the obvious choice for laparoscopic urological surgery consultation and 5-year follow-up. My prostate cancer surveillance — PSA checks and imaging at scheduled intervals — is all managed locally. Having the same Cancer Lead specialist review every surveillance result, at a location 10 minutes from home, is the continuity of oncological care that long-term cancer surveillance requires.

February 2026

Frequently asked questions

Can patients from Potters Bar access private laparoscopic urology surgery at Kings Oak Hospital, Chase Farm?

Yes. From Potters Bar, Kings Oak Hospital is 15–20 minutes by road. Laparoscopic surgery consultation is available within 3–5 working days. Surgery within 2–4 weeks of consultation. Call +44 (0)7884 183968 to book.

I have significant heart disease and need kidney cancer surgery — can I have laparoscopic surgery at Kings Oak Hospital?

Yes — with appropriate pre-operative cardiac assessment. The Chase Farm campus provides peri-operative cardiology assessment, echocardiogram, and anaesthetic review for patients with cardiac disease before laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery specifically reduces cardiac risk compared to open surgery — less physiological stress, less blood loss, shorter hospitalisation. The Campus infrastructure at Kings Oak Hospital enables safe laparoscopic surgery for patients with cardiac comorbidity who might not be suitable at a smaller standalone private facility.

Can my 5-year surveillance after laparoscopic kidney cancer surgery be managed at Kings Oak Hospital?

Yes. Post-nephrectomy surveillance — CT and blood tests at 3 months, 12 months, and annually for 5 years — is coordinated by Mr. Godbole's team at Kings Oak Hospital. Having surveillance appointments 10–20 minutes from home in North Enfield and Hertfordshire, with the same specialist reviewing every result, significantly improves attendance consistency over 5 years compared to travelling to a Central London cancer centre.

HRG Urology has two Enfield locations — Kings Oak Hospital and Cavell Hospital. Which is better for laparoscopic urology surgery?

Both provide the same laparoscopic surgical consultation quality. Kings Oak Hospital (Chase Farm, EN2 8SD) offers specific advantages for complex cases requiring cardiology backup and ICU infrastructure, and for patients in North Enfield, Potters Bar, and Hertfordshire for whom it is closer. Cavell Hospital (Uplands Park Road, EN2 7PR) is better for Enfield Town, Winchmore Hill, and Palmers Green patients. Call +44 (0)7884 183968 and the team will advise based on your postcode and case complexity.

Is there a risk that laparoscopic surgery cannot be completed and has to be converted to open surgery?

Conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery occurs in approximately 2–5% of cases. It is most common in cases with prior abdominal surgery causing adhesions, bleeding that cannot be controlled laparoscopically, or anatomical complexity. Conversion is not a complication — it is a safety decision made by the surgeon when laparoscopic completion is judged to be unsafe. At Kings Oak Hospital, the Chase Farm campus infrastructure provides the open surgical backup and ICU support needed if conversion is required.