Robotic Hysterectomy Twitter Surgery Broadcast - Performing Colpotomy

Henry Ford Health System interacts with the medical community by broadcasting surgeries on youtube and twitter. Performing colpotomy separates the uterus from the vagina. For more search #hfhgyn on twitter.

About Women's Health at Henry Ford Health System

Henry Ford Women's Health Services provides medical care designed especially for women, focusing on patient-centered care to provide personalized, high-quality care throughout the many phases of a woman's life, from puberty to menopause and beyond. For the more information, visit http://www.henryford.com/body_academic.cfm?id=40353

About Henry Ford Health System

Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is a Michigan not-for-profit corporation governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees. Advisory and affiliate boards comprising 129 Trustee volunteer leaders provide vital links to the communities served by the System. HFHS is managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting.

HFHS is one of the nation's leading comprehensive, integrated health systems. It provides health insurance and health care delivery, including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. For more information, visit http://www.henryford.com

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[dkmeh]

Our anecdotal results suggest yes; however, no controlled studies exist that compare infection rates of hysterectomy performed abdominally, standard laparoscopy, robotic laparoscopy, or vaginally.

[bakekc]

Wow----amazing to get to see this---

[candacee116]

Do you find there are less post operative infections when using robotic methods