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Additional Gynecologic Indications for Robotic-Assisted Surgery

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Over the last several decades, gynecologists have pursued alternatives to traditional surgical techniques in an effort to reduce perioperative morbidity without sacrificing therapeutic efficacy. Robotic-assisted surgery, introduced less than 20 years ago, represents such a transformative concept that, as a result, it has become our vernacular as much as a tool in our operating rooms. The goal of this segment is to present a practical, yet evidence-based, overview of the role of robotic-assisted surgery in gynecology.

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  1. University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 700 University Avenue, Room 8-813, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 1Z5

    M. Jonathon Solnik M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S.

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 700 University Avenue, Room 8-813, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G1Z5

    Lea Luketic M.Sc., M.D.

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Solnik, M.J., Luketic, L. (2018). Additional Gynecologic Indications for Robotic-Assisted Surgery. In: Anger, J., Eilber, K. (eds) The Use of Robotic Technology in Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59611-2_10

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