Gynecologic Procedures Performed with da Vinci Robotics
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that occurs most often in women between the ages of 25 and 40. It occurs when tissue, like that which lines the uterus, is found outside the uterus – usually in the abdomen on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments that support the uterus.
What are the symptoms of endometriosis?
- Pain before and during periods
- Pain with sex
- Infertility
- Fatigue
- Painful urination during periods
- Painful bowel movements during periods
- Other gastrointestinal upsets such as diarrhea, constipation, nausea
Robotic Procedure for Endometriosis
A leading treatment for endometriosis is robotic-assisted endometrial ablations. Advantages of robotic-assisted surgery include less bleeding, lower risk of infection, less pain and minimal scarring. Patients usually experience a faster recovery. In most cases, the patient goes home the same day and is able to get back to normal daily activity much sooner than with traditional surgery.
Hysterectomy
The surgical removal of the uterus, is the second most common surgery among women in the United States. Typically, with traditional surgery, this operation means a hospital stay of three days and up to six weeks of recovery time.
Robotic Procedure for Hysterectomy
At McLaren, surgeons are getting women back to their normal routines faster using a superior robotic surgical system. With the hospital's advanced daVinci® robotics, surgeons are able to make only small incisions in the patient's abdomen.
That's because the robotics platform has tiny instruments that replicate the movements of the human wrist, allowing the surgeon to make more precise, fine movements. These special instruments -- in miniature scale -- allow for an even greater range of motion than the human hand.
The system also projects a 3-D, high-definition image of what's going on inside the body during the procedure. Surgeons say the image of the patient's anatomy is actually clearer than with the naked eye.
Robotic tools help with even the most complicated surgeries for severe endometriosis or extensive pelvic scarring from a previous surgery.
With a robotically performed hysterectomy, patients can typically return to work in about two weeks.
Myomectomy
A procedure that allows a woman to have fibroids or tumors removed from the uterus without losing her ability to become pregnant.
Robotic Procedure for Myomectomy
The advanced robotic instruments are especially suited to this type of procedure, allowing the surgeon to make only a small incision in the abdomen.
Sacrocolpopexy
A complex procedure to correct uterine prolapse. The procedure supports the uterus by suspending the walls of the vagina from the back of the pelvis. In the past, hysterectomy was the recommended for prolapse treatment, but today, most doctors recommend that the uterus be re-suspended.
Robotic Procedure for Sacrocolpopexy
The minimally invasive procedure using the da Vinci system is the gold standard for this type of surgery.
To learn more about the procedure and our physicians that perform it, click here.