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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy

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Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are the most common tumor of the female genital tract, with a lifetime risk of approximate 70–80% [1]. Uterine fibroids are the most common indication for hysterectomy, accounting for approximately 40% of the 600,000 hysterectomies in the USA each year [2]. Earlier detection and longer delays in childbearing have increased the need for uterine-sparing techniques in the surgical treatment of fibroids [3]. The development and advancement of robot-assisted gynecologic surgery has improved surgical technique, optimizing a surgeon’s hand motions especially when operating in limited spaces.

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    Whiteman MK, Hillis SD, Jamieson DJ, et al. Inpatient hysterectomy surveillance in the United States, 2000–2004. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;198:34 e1–7.

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  1. FemCare OB GYN, Department of OB GYN, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Jila Senemar

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  1. Center for Advanced Thoracic Surgery, Global Robotics Institute Advent Health Celebration, Celebration, FL, USA

    Farid Gharagozloo

  2. Global Robotics Institute, Advent Health Celebration, Celebration, FL, USA

    Vipul R. Patel

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti

  4. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Three Crosses Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, NM, USA

    Robert Poston

  5. Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Rainer Gruessner

  6. Department of Surgery, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, FL, USA

    Mark Meyer

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Senemar, J. (2021). Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy. In: Gharagozloo, F., Patel, V.R., Giulianotti, P.C., Poston, R., Gruessner, R., Meyer, M. (eds) Robotic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53594-0_114

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