When medication and conservative treatments are unable to relieve symptoms, and you are not a candidate for routine, outpatient, laparoscopic procedures, consider the advantages of robot-assisted surgery to treat gynecologic conditions. These include, but are not limited to, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse and menorrhagia or excessive bleeding.
Robot-assisted surgery may be the most effective, least invasive treatment option, especially for complex hysterectomies. Through tiny, 1-2 cm incisions, surgeons using robotic-assisted surgery, can operate with greater precision and control, offering the following benefits to the patient:
- Shorter hospital stay
- Less pain and scarring
- Less blood loss and risk of infection
- Return to normal daily activities in a few days
Virtua physicians who perform robotic gynecologic surgery:
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Monica Agar, MD
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Christina Chao, MD
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Derek Chapman, MD
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Randolph Deger, MD
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Eric Grossman, MD
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Sarah Kim, MD
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Chike Obianwu, MD
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Stuart Shalit, DO, FACOOG
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Peter Van Deerlin, MD
Gynecologic Oncology Surgery
A wide variety of gynecologic cancers can affect a woman's reproductive system, which consists of the uterus, vagina, ovaries and fallopian tubes. The most common types of gynecologic cancers are:
- Cervical cancer,
- Endometrial (uterine) cancer
- Ovarian cancer
Women with early stage gynecologic cancer are often treated with hysterectomy.
Robot-assisted surgery may be the most effective, least invasive treatment option, especially for complex hysterectomies. Through tiny, 1-2 cm incisions, surgeons using robotic-assisted surgery, can operate with greater precision and control, offering the following benefits to the patient: