title: Robot-assisted vaginal hysterectomy: two cases.
abstract: Hysterectomy remains the most frequent surgical gynaecological procedure. We report two cases of robot-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and show its feasibility. Robotic assistance in vaginal hysterectomy could combine both the advantage of the vaginal route (reducing surgical length, blood loss, hospitalisation and recovery), and the advantage of the robot assistance (3D endoscopic vision, easier instrumental handling, surgical ergonomics) especially when the hysterectomy is difficult. It could be used in other pathologies that are already treated by vaginal route.
authors.affiliation: Gynaecologic Pole, Hospital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille CHRU, Avenue Eugène Avinée, 59037, Lille Cedex, France.|Medicine Faculty, University Lille Nord, 1, place de Verdun, 59045, Lille Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collinet
authors.affiliation: Gynaecologic Pole, Hospital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille CHRU, Avenue Eugène Avinée, 59037, Lille Cedex, France. ascenciomiles@hotmail.fr.|Medicine Faculty, University Lille Nord, 1, place de Verdun, 59045, Lille Cedex, France. ascenciomiles@hotmail.fr.|Department of Gynaecology, Seclin Hospital Center, Rue d'Apolda, 59113, Seclin, France. ascenciomiles@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ascencio
authors.affiliation: Gynaecologic Pole, Hospital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille CHRU, Avenue Eugène Avinée, 59037, Lille Cedex, France.|Medicine Faculty, University Lille Nord, 1, place de Verdun, 59045, Lille Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lucot
authors.affiliation: Gynaecologic Pole, Hospital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille CHRU, Avenue Eugène Avinée, 59037, Lille Cedex, France.|Medicine Faculty, University Lille Nord, 1, place de Verdun, 59045, Lille Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cosson
keywords: Robot-assisted surgery; Vaginal hysterectomy