Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy
Offers patients recovery time of only one night in the hospital and faster recovery period at home.
October 2, 2007 at 6:00 PM EDT
(22:00 UTC)
From Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
OBGYN: More than half a million times annually in the US, cancer and other serious conditions warrant hysterectomy-- the removal of a woman's uterus.
Usually the procedure is performed via an abdominal incision that requires a 3- to 5-day hospital stay and a 6- to 8-week recovery period. Now, in a handful of hospitals around the country, new da Vinci® robotic technology allows physicians to perform this procedure through small incisions that require a recovery time of only one night in the hospital and a significantly shorter recovery period at home.
Watch as Hartford Hospital surgeon Dr. Amy Brown performs this revolutionary new procedure live on the Internet. CME is available for this event.
da Vinci® is a registered trademark of Intuitive Surgical, Inc
OBGYN: More than half a million times annually in the US, cancer and other serious conditions warrant hysterectomy-- the removal of a woman's uterus.
Usually the procedure is performed via an abdominal incision that requires a 3- to 5-day hospital stay and a 6- to 8-week recovery period. Now, in a handful of hospitals around the country, new da Vinci® robotic technology allows physicians to perform this procedure through small incisions that require a recovery time of only one night in the hospital and a significantly shorter recovery period at home.
Watch as Hartford Hospital surgeon Dr. Amy Brown performs this revolutionary new procedure live on the Internet. CME is available for this event.
da Vinci® is a registered trademark of Intuitive Surgical, Inc
