Methodist Mansfield is Advancing Single-Site® Robotic Surgery
First single-site robotic hysterectomy performed at hospital
Mansfield — Methodist Mansfield Medical Center no offers minimally-invasive single site robotic hysterectomy. Obstetrician/gynecologist Sara Northrop, DO performs the complex gynecological surgery through a single tiny incision in the naval. Benefits of the robotic procedure include
- Less pain
- Nearly zero scars
- Shorter hospital stay
One of the common gynecological procedures performed today is the hysterectomy. The single-site robotic hysterectomy offers significant advancement over the current standard in minimally invasive robotic hysterectomies, which require several incisions. With a single-site procedure, the patient will go home from the hospital the same day as surgery, and she is typically back to a normal routine in two weeks, as compared with a three-day hospital stay and a six-week recovery period for an open hysterectomy.
“Two things that are typically important to patients are pain and scarring,” says Dr. Northrop. “The single-site robotic surgery minimizes these concerns as much as possible and helps to ease patient anxiety that accompanies surgery. Single-site gynecologic surgery is a huge evolution in patient care.”
Single-site gynecological surgery continues to advance robotic single-site surgery, which also includes cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal. Robotic surgeries are increasingly becoming the standard of care, enhancing the doctor’s control and dexterity.
In addition to the single-site gynecological and gallbladders procedures, surgeons practicing at Methodist Mansfield are using the da Vinci® Si HD to perform other complex surgeries including colon and urological procedures. For a list of robotic surgical procedures offered at Methodist visit methodisthealthsystem.org/daVinci.
About Methodist Health System
Guided by the founding principles of life, learning, and compassion, Dallas-based Methodist Health System (Methodist) provides quality, integrated health care to improve and save the lives of individuals and families throughout North Texas. Four hospitals and 27 Methodist Family Health Centers and Medical Groups are among the facilities served by the nonprofit Methodist Health System, which is affiliated by covenant with the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the fastest-growing health systems in America, Methodist continues to add facilities and services to enhance patient care along the entire continuum. Additional information is available at MethodistHealthSystem.org. Connect through Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
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