da Vinci® Hysterectomy
The Most Precise Minimally Invasive Option Available
Physicians perform hysterectomy — the surgical removal of the uterus — to treat a wide variety of gynecologic conditions. Today the vast majority of these conditions, such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, pelvic organ prolapse and heavy menstrual bleeding, can 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.
What are the Benefits to Me?
Each year in the U.S. alone, doctors perform approximately 600,000 hysterectomies, making it the second most common surgical procedure for women.
da Vinci surgery enables Dean's 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 & need for transfusion
- Fewer complications
- Shorter hospital stay
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- Quicker recovery & return to normal activities
- Small incisions for minimal scarring
- Better outcomes, in most cases
- Better patient satisfaction, in most cases
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Dean and St. Mary's offer the most-advanced da Vinci Surgical System in Madison. If you have been putting off surgery to resolve a gynecologic problem, it's time to consider the da Vinci alternative.
How is da Vinci Surgery Different?
Only the da Vinci Surgical System overcomes the limitations of both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery.
da Vinci is a breakthrough surgical platform designed to expand a surgeon's capabilities — and for the first time — offer patients a minimally invasive treatment option for complex conditions.
The da Vinci System provides Dean's surgeons with:
- Enhanced Visualization — The surgeons see the surgery site in high-definition 3D vision, with a magnified view of the surgical site.
- Increased Precision — Instruments are "wristed," which means that the surgeons can turn corners in the surgery site. The da Vinci Surgical System is the only commercially available technology that can provide the surgeon with the precision and dexterity of traditional open surgery, while only requiring 1-2 centimeter incisions.
- Better Control — While sitting at the da Vinci ergonomic console, the surgeon controls the system, which translates his or her hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of miniaturized instruments inside the patient's body.
Though it is often called a "robot," the da Vinci Surgical System cannot be programmed, nor can it make decisions on its own. Rather, the da Vinci System requires that every surgical maneuver be performed by the surgeon.
How Can I Learn More?
To learn more about hysterectomies and the benefits of da Vinci surgery, please visit:
We also encourage you to schedule an appointment with one of the physicians listed at the top of this page, to learn if this option will work well for you.
