Robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy: initial experience in Korea.

Kim, Young Tae; Kim, Sang Wun; Yoon, Bo Sung; Nahm, Eun Ji; Hur, Hye Won; Kim, Sung Hoon; Kim, Jae Hoon; Kim, Jae Wook

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2006;49(12):2620-2625.
Published online December 1, 2006.

Robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy: initial experience in Korea.

Young Tae Kim, Sang Wun Kim, Bo Sung Yoon, Eun Ji Nahm, Hye Won Hur, Sung Hoon Kim, Jae Hoon Kim, Jae Wook Kim

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women's Cancer Clinic, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ytkchoi@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

Hysterectomy is one of the most common non-pregnancy-associated surgical techniques in the field of gynecology. Over the years, this laparoscopic approach has evolved to include both subtotal and total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Robot-assisted technology may attenuate the learning curve for complex laparoscopic procedures, leveling the playing field between conventional laparotomy practitioners and laparoscopists. The advantages of robotics, such as motion scaling, three-dimensional visualization, and articulated instrumentation, enables complex surgical procedures to be performed with greater dexterity, more quickly, and more easily by many surgeons. We have experienced a case of patient with carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix treated by robotic surgery. We report the first case treated by robotic total laparoscopic hysterectomy with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Robotic surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Cervix cancer