DiVinci Robotic Surgery

Endometriosis occurs when tissue that lines the uterus (endometrium) migrates outside the uterus, usually to the area around your reproductive organs, including the ovaries or fallopian tubes. Many women with endometriosis have no symptoms. Although for some women, endometrial tissue patches may swell and bleed with their menstrual cycles, which can cause pain. Endometriosis symptoms may include chronic pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, pain during sex, pain with bowel movements or urination, and fertility issues.

Surgeons can perform robotic-assisted endometriosis surgeries using DaVinci technology. During endometriosis surgery with a DaVinci system, your surgeon sits at a console next to you and operates using tiny, fully wristed instruments.

A camera provides a high-definition, 3D magnified view inside your body. The DaVinci system translates every hand movement your surgeon makes in real time to bend and rotate the instruments with precision.

A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove the uterus and possibly the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Several conditions may prompt your doctor to recommend a hysterectomy. They range from benign (noncancerous) conditions, like endometriosis or fibroids, to cancer conditions, like endometrial or uterine cancer. While the number of women who receive hysterectomies has declined over the last several decades, approximately 400,000 women in the U.S. still receive hysterectomies yearly.

There are several types of hysterectomy: partial hysterectomy, simple or total hysterectomy, and radical hysterectomy. Your surgeon will discuss what they recommend. This may vary based on your condition, symptoms, and age.

Both simple and radical hysterectomy can be performed with robotic-assisted surgery using DaVinci technology. The system extends surgeon capabilities within minimally invasive surgery.

The DaVinci system makes it possible to perform surgery through a few small incisions about the size of your fingertip. With the DaVinci system, your surgeon sits at a console near you in the operating room. The console enables your surgeon to control a camera and the tiny instruments used to perform your surgery.

The system delivers 3D high-definition views, giving your surgeon a crystal-clear view of the surgical area magnified ten times what the human eye sees. It translates every movement your surgeon makes in real time, bending and rotating instruments that move like a human hand but with a greater range of motion. Built-in tremor filtration technology helps your surgeon move each instrument with smooth precision.

The muscles and connective tissues supporting your pelvic organs (uterus, bladder, and rectum) can weaken, causing the organs to slip down (prolapse) from their usual positions. When pelvic organ prolapse occurs, symptoms may include pressure or discomfort in your pelvic area, a bulge in your vagina, tissue moving out of your vagina, and urinary incontinence.1 Pelvic organ prolapse is surprisingly common. Between 3 and 6 percent of women notice symptoms, and vaginal examinations show that up to 50 percent of women have some degree of pelvic organ prolapse.

Surgeons can perform a type of pelvic organ prolapse repair called a sacrocolpopexy using DaVinci technology. With DaVinci, your surgeon sits at a console next to you and operates using tiny, fully wristed instruments.

A camera provides a high-definition, 3D magnified view inside your body. The DaVinci system translates every hand movement your surgeon makes in real time to bend and rotate the instruments with precision.