Radical Hysterectomy


Early Stage Gynecologic Cancer

A wide variety of conditions affect the uterus, or womb. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ which holds and feeds a fertilized egg. Traditionally, many conditions affecting the uterus are treated with hysterectomy - the surgical removal of the uterus. U.S. doctors perform about 600,000 hysterectomies every year, making it the second most common surgical procedure.

Hysterectomy may offer a life-saving treatment with serious conditions such as cancer or uncontrollable bleeding. In most cases, however, hysterectomy is an elective procedure performed to relieve chronic pain, bleeding or other disabling conditions. These may be caused by fibroids (noncancerous tumors); endometriosis (noncancerous growth of the uterine lining) or prolapse (falling or slipping of the uterus).

At The Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Ferrell-Duncan Clinic, a da Vinci Modified Radical Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer enables the most precise, comprehensive, minimally invasive surgical approach for removal of the uterus, para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes in patients diagnosed with early stage endometrial cancer.

The most obvious potential benefits to patients of this procedure are;

  • Significantly less pain and morbidity
  • Less bloos loss
  • Fewer transfusions
  • Less risk of wound infections
  • Shorter hospital stay (one day in many cases)
  • Quicker recovery and return to normal activities
  • Smaller incisions for improved cosmesis
  • Better clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction in many cases
    • Performing a Radical Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer utilizing the da Vinci Surgical System allows your surgeon at The Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surger to treat early stage endometrial cancer minimally invasively - safely. It also allows your surgeon to perform more precise and comprehensive dissections - e.g., around obturator and hypogatric nerves, which are difficult to visualize and isolate - for a more precise, complete cancer surgery and staging procedure. Your surgeon will have better access to and removal of lymph nodes - such as into the obturator space, behind the pelvic vessells and behind the abdominal aorta-providing your surgeon with a better surgical tool for lymphadenectomy compared to open and conventional laparoscopic approaches. In addition, your surgeon will have control of the camera and 3 operating arms for unsurpassed surgical autonomy, precision, and efficiency. In short, the robotic surgery system utilized at The Center for Robotic Surgery at Ferrell-Duncan Clinic allows our surgeons to extend the benefits of minimally invasive surgery to more patients for improved outcomes and patient satisfaction.
    NOTE: While clinical studies support the effectiveness of the da Vinci System when used in minimally invasive surgery, individual results may vary. Surgery with the da Vinci Surgical System may not be appropriate for every individual. Always ask your doctor about all treatment options, as well as their risks and benefits. As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed, as surgery is both patient- and procedure-specific. While radical hysterectomy or abdominal hysterectomy performed using the da Vinci Surgical System are considered safe and effective, these procedures may not be appropriate for every individual. Always ask your doctor about all treatment options, as well as their risks and benefits.