da Vinci Hysterectomy

A wide variety of conditions affect the uterus, or womb. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ which holds and feeds a fertilized egg. Traditionally, many conditions affecting the uterus are treated with hysterectomy — the surgical removal of the uterus. U.S. doctors perform about 600,000 hysterectomies every year, making it the second most common surgical procedure.

Hysterectomy may offer a life-saving treatment with serious conditions such as cancer or uncontrollable bleeding. In most cases, however, hysterectomy is an elective procedure performed to relieve chronic pain, bleeding or other disabling conditions. These may be caused by fibroids (noncancerous tumors); endometriosis (noncancerous growth of the uterine lining) or prolapse (falling or slipping of the uterus).

A recent clinical study concluded that da Vinci Hysterectomy may overcome many of the challenges surgeons face when using a minimarlly invasive approach to remove the uterus.

A Less Invasive Surgical Procedure

If your doctor recommends hysterectomy, you may be a candidate for a new, less invasive surgical procedure called da Vinci Hysterectomy. This procedure uses a state-of-the-art surgical system designed to help your surgeon perform a more precise, minimally invasive procedure. For most women, da Vinci Hysterectomy offers numerous potential benefits over traditional surgical approaches, including:

• Shorter hospital stay
• Less pain
• Faster recovery
• Quicker return to normal activities
• Less risk of wound infection
• Less blood loss
• Less scarring

 As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed, as surgery is patient- and procedure-specific.

See the doctors performing this surgery.