Robots enable scar-free hysterectomies for some women

The precision and three-dimensional view provided by robots can enable essentially scar-free surgery for some women needing hysterectomies, physicians report.
The case is of a 46-year-old physically fit female with a history of excessive bleeding and benign growths on her uterus. Her surgery was performed through a two inch-long incision in the belly button, the thinnest part of the abdomen, using the robotic arms in a ‘chopstick’ fashion, said Dr. John R. Lue, Chief of the Medical College of Georgia Section of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgia Health Sciences University.
‘This paper helps show it can be done,’ said Lue, corresponding author. ‘Now we need to do large studies to find which women would most benefit and whether it can be done for more significant pathology such as large fibroids and cancer.’ Cost effectiveness also needs to be assessed, he noted.
A multi-inch incision across the pubic hair line is the approach for the majority of hysterectomies in the United States. Another option