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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

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Robotic assistance in laparoscopy has increasingly been adopted for many surgical procedures; and as a result, in recent years, robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy has seen more acceptance for both benign and malignant gynecologic diseases. The approach is safe and feasible and has been facilitated by advances in both operative and equipment techniques. For women with endometrial cancer, robotic approaches facilitate the completion of minimally invasive hysterectomy and have been associated with improved outcomes compared to open surgery. In comparison with vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy, some of the advantages of minimally invasive surgical techniques include less pain, a shorter hospital stay, a lower risk of infection, less blood loss, and superior cosmetic results. However, the use of robotic devices is associated with significant increases in costs and investment in educational resources.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Minimally Invasive & Robotic Gynecological Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Adi Katz

  2. Nezhat Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ceana H. Nezhat

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  1. Center for Advanced Thoracic Surgery, Global Robotics Institute Advent Health Celebration, Celebration, FL, USA

    Farid Gharagozloo

  2. Global Robotics Institute, Advent Health Celebration, Celebration, FL, USA

    Vipul R. Patel

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti

  4. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Three Crosses Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, NM, USA

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  5. Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Rainer Gruessner

  6. Department of Surgery, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, FL, USA

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Katz, A., Nezhat, C.H. (2021). Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. In: Gharagozloo, F., Patel, V.R., Giulianotti, P.C., Poston, R., Gruessner, R., Meyer, M. (eds) Robotic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53594-0_116

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