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Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy
USMD Hospital at Arlington is one of a very few facilities in North Texas to feature the extraordinarily precise da Vinci® Robot Surgical System for minimally invasive procedures like hysterectomy. Our physician team at USMD Hospital at Arlington specializes in compassionate patient care, the latest cancer treatment options, and highly advanced procedures, such as robotic surgery. These physicians are some of the most experienced gynecologic robotic surgeons in north Texas.
 Our gynecologists believe that the benefits of robotic surgery make a robot-assisted hysterectomy one of the most effective alternative treatments for early stage cervical and uterine cancers. Traditional open gynecologic surgery, using a large incision for access to the uterus and surrounding anatomy, has for many years been the standard approach to many gynecologic procedures. Yet with open surgery can come significant pain, trauma, a long recovery process and threat to surrounding organs and nerves.
One in three women in the U.S. will have a hysterectomy before she turns 60. Physicians perform hysterectomy - the surgical removal of the uterus - to treat a wide variety of uterine conditions. Each year in the U.S. alone, doctors perform approximately 600,000 hysterectomies, making it the second most common surgical procedure for women.
Surgeons perform the majority of hysterectomies using an "open" approach, which is through a large abdominal incision. An open approach to the hysterectomy procedure requires a 6-12 inch incision.
While no woman wants to face surgery, today the vast majority of gynecologic conditions - from endometriosis to uterine fibroids, heavy menstrual bleeding to cancer - can now be treated effectively without a big incision. With da Vinci® Surgery, a hysterectomy requires only a few small incisions, so you can get back to life faster - within days rather than the usual weeks required with traditional surgery.
da Vinci Surgery enables gynecologists to perform the most precise, minimally invasive hysterectomy available today. For most women, da Vinci Hysterectomy offers numerous potential benefits over traditional open surgery, including:
- Significantly less pain
- Minimal blood loss and need for transfusion
- Fewer complications
- Shorter hospital stay
- Quicker recovery and return to normal activities
- Small incisions for minimal scarring
- Better outcomes and patient satisfaction, in many cases
In addition to hysterectomy, the da Vinci Robot Surgical System may also be used for the following gynecological procedures:
- Myomectomy
- Endometriosis treatment
- Removal of ovarian cysts and tumors
- Evaluation of pelvic mass
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