Your surgeon will use a small tool to cut the fibroid tissues away from your uterus with a blade. Your surgeon will finish the surgery by removing any extra saline fluid in your uterus. Laparoscopic ...

However, laparoscopic surgery usually requires longer operations and a steeper learning curve for surgeons compared to robotic-assisted surgery, particularly among obese patients.

Andrew Zakhari, M.D., from McGill University in Montreal, and colleagues compared costs and complications among women undergoing robotic and laparoscopic hysterectomy for uterine cancer using data ...

Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths that originate from the smooth muscle tissue in the wall of the uterus. Laparoscopic power morcellation is one of several available treatments for fibroids.

The first report from the study (Laparoscopic Surgery or Standard Surgery in Treating Patients With Endometrial Cancer or Cancer of the Uterus [LAP2]) confirmed the presumed short-term advantages of ...

This study previously reported that laparoscopic surgical management of uterine cancer is superior for short-term safety and length-of-stay end points. The potential for increased risk of cancer ...

Learn how uterine fibroids can impact fertility and implantation and what treatment options are available for women trying to ...

Uterine fibroids are benign (not cancerous) growths in the uterus. Also known as leiomyomas, fibroids affect most women at some point in their lives. They generally cause no symptoms or health ...

Acessa Health’s Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation (Lap-RFA) for Uterine Fibroids Added to AAGL’s Library of Patient Information Sheets ...

Other studies suggest that the benefits of laparoscopic hysterectomy with power morcellation may still outweigh the risks for younger women, for whom the risk of unexpected uterine cancer is much ...