Da Vinci-assisted abdominal cerclage.
OBJECTIVE
To report the first placement of an abdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage using the da Vinci robot.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Tertiary-care hospital.


METHODS
A 39-year-old female with a history of cervical insufficiency who required a cerclage and was not a candidate for transvaginal cerclage placement.


METHODS
Abdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage placement using the da Vinci robot.


METHODS
Ability to safely and successfully place an abdominal cerclage using the da Vinci robot.


RESULTS
Abdominal cerclage was successfully placed using the da Vinci robot. The patient had minimal blood loss and was discharged to home on the same day as surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Da Vinci robot-assisted abdominal cerclage placement is an innovative application of robotic surgery and may alter the standard of care for women who require this surgery.
Barmat
Larry
L
Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA. lbarmat@comcast.net
Glaser
Gretchen
G
Davis
George
G
Craparo
Frank
F
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery