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Women's Health
Robotic procedure as effective as surgery for post-hysterectomy sagging vagina
March 15th, 2004
An initial Mayo Clinic study has confirmed the effectiveness and durability over time of a patient-friendly, robot-assisted procedure that corrects a complication that can follow hysterectomy. The study, published in the February 2004 issue of Urology, is the first in the United States to examine the feasibility of using this method to repair vaginal vault prolapse, or collapsed vaginal walls. "The benefit to the patient is dramatic," says Daniel Elliott, MD, a urologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and one of the lead study authors. "It's fast, markedly less painful, and a strong repair, with much quicker recovery." ...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2004-03-15)
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