West Penn Hospital today announced it is the first U.S. site to participate in a clinical study involving use of the Medtronic Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system in gynecological procedures.

Health First board-certified gynecologist Dr. M. Scott Bovelsky, M.D., too many patients aren’t asking the questions.

The proportion of U.S. women having their uterus removed using robotic-assisted surgery increased from one in 200 procedures in 2007 to almost one in 10 in 2010, according to a U.S. study But the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of a woman’s uterus, and the procedure dates back centuries. But, the way doctors perform it has changed dramatically over the years. Now ...

A new study indicates traditional laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery is not only less expensive than robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy but the two approaches result in similar clinical ...

The newlywed had been grappling with excruciatingly painful periods for as long as she could remember, when her doctor told her one way she could end the agony was a hysterectomy. Michelle Zarick, ...

Robotic-assisted surgery may sound like something from a sci-fi story. But it’s very much a reality now, and it’s transforming the health care industry. In 2021, more than 600,000 robotic-assisted ...

Patients with robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy surgeries had significantly fewer readmissions within 30 days of surgery than those who underwent other approaches, such as laparoscopic, open ...

Certified surgical technician Karissa Rueth uses the surgical robot's two needle drivers to grab rubber bands on flexible cones during a demonstration at Winona Health Hospital on Monday, Jan. 16, ...

November 9, 2009 — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) advocates vaginal hysterectomy as the safest, most cost-effective method to remove the uterus for noncancerous reasons ...