For most patients, use of the da Vinci® robotic surgery system for a hysterectomy can offer numerous potential benefits over traditional approaches to vaginal, laparoscopic and especially abdominal hysterectomy, particularly when performing more challenging procedures like radical hysterectomy for gynecologic cancer.
Potential Robotic Hysterectomy benefits include:
- Significantly less pain
- Less blood loss
- Fewer complications
- Less scarring
- A shorter hospital stay
- A faster return to normal daily activities
Moreover, da Vinci® provides the surgeon with a superior surgical tool for dissection and removal of lymph nodes during cancer operations, as compared to traditional open or minimally invasive approaches. Robotic surgery also allows your surgeon better visualization of anatomy, which is especially critical when working around delicate and confined structures like the bladder. This means that surgeons have a distinct advantage when performing a complex, radical hysterectomy involving adhesions from prior pelvic surgery.
To learn if you are a candidate for robotic gynecological surgery, talk to a surgeon who performs robotic hysterectomy procedures.
Gynecologists credentialed in robotic surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center:
- Julius Szigeti, MD, Gynecologist
- Estelle Yamaki, MD, Gynecologist
- Cindy Mosbrucker, MD, Gynecologist
- Paula Smith, MD, Gynecologist
- Bahman, Saffari, Gyn/Oncologist
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