Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that is designed to replace abdominal hysterectomy. It has been well established that patients who have a laparoscopic hysterectomy have less pain, less bleeding, less risk of infection and are quicker to return to work and normal activities than women who have an abdominal hysterectomy.

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a vaginal hysterectomy performed with the aid of a laparoscope, a thin, flexible tube containing a video camera. Thin tubes are inserted through tiny incisions in the abdomen near the navel. The uterus is then removed in sections through the laparoscope tube or through the vagina.

In a robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy, the doctor inserts the laparoscope and other instruments with the aid of robotic arms and then uses a computer station to control the instruments.