Tag: Robotic Surgeries
Posted by Paul Corsi - April 13, 2011 - Gynecology
Background on Hysterectomies Each year more than half a million women in the United States undergo a hysterectomy, or surgical removal of the uterus. One in three women will experience the surgical procedure before she turns 60. Hysterectomy is the second most common surgical procedure for women and is performed to treat a number of [...]
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Posted by Associated OBGYN - July 5, 2009 - News and Events
Published: Sunday, July 5, 2009 By Jillian Kushner, Special to The Oakland Press Robotic surgery performed on Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system has been gaining popularity in the fields of urology, neurology, cardiology and now gynecology since the Food and Drug Administration approved the system in 2005. Five years ago, just 5 percent of prostates [...]
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