title: Surgical techniques: robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy with the da Vinci surgical system.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Advanced gynecologic pathology and the surgical limitations of conventional laparoscopy have often been cited as impediments to converting hysterectomy from a procedure predominantly performed by laparotomy to one accomplished by laparoscopy. Recently, the use of robotic technology as a means to facilitate the laparoscopic completion of a hysterectomy was introduced.
  
  
  METHODS
  Application of robotic-assistance with the da Vinci surgical system to complete a laparoscopic hysterectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Advantages to this approach have been the improved dexterity and precision of the instruments coupled with three-dimensional imaging. Published preliminary data have shown feasibility and safety to this approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The following paper demonstrates a safe and efficient surgical technique for completing a robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy with the da Vinci Surgical System.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. aadvincu@umich.edu
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Advincula
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface