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da Vinci Procedures - Fibroids &
Treatment Options Uterine
fibroids* are benign (non-cancerous)
tumors occurring in at least one quarter
of all women.1
They can grow underneath the uterine
lining, inside the uterine wall, or
outside the uterus.
Many women don’t feel any symptoms
with uterine tumors or fibroids. But for
others, these fibroids can cause
excessive menstrual bleeding (also
called menorrhagia), abnormal periods,
uterine bleeding, pain, discomfort,
frequent urination and infertility.2
 Treatments include uterine fibroid
embolization – which shrinks the tumor –
and surgery. Surgical treatment for
uterine tumors most often involves the
surgeon removing the entire uterus, via
hysterectomy.3
While hysterectomy is a proven way to
resolve fibroids, it may not be the best
surgical treatment for every woman. If,
for example, you hope to later become
pregnant, you may want to consider
alternatives to hysterectomy like
myomectomy. Myomectomy is a
uterine-preserving procedure performed
to remove uterine fibroids.
Types of Myomectomy
Each year, roughly 65,000
myomectomies are performed in the U.S.4
The conventional approach to myomectomy
is open surgery, through a large
abdominal incision.5
After cutting around and removing each
uterine fibroid, the surgeon must
carefully repair the uterine wall to
minimize potential uterine bleeding,
infection and scarring. Proper repair is
also critical to reducing the risk of
uterine rupture during future
pregnancies. Menorrhagia is extensive
menstrual bleeding.
While myomectomy is also performed
laparoscopically, this approach can be
challenging for the surgeon, and may
compromise results compared to open
surgery.6
Laparoscopic myomectomies often take
longer than open abdominal myomectomies,
and up to 28% are converted during
surgery to an open abdominal incision.7
A new category of minimally invasive
myomectomy, da Vinci®
Myomectomy, combines the best of open
and laparoscopic surgery. With the
assistance of the da Vinci
Surgical System – the latest evolution
in robotics technology – surgeons may
remove uterine fibroids through small
incisions with unmatched precision and
control.
Learn more
If you would like to explore whether
you are a candidate for myomectomy, ask
your doctor.
* Uterine fibroids are also called
fibroids, uterine tumors,
leiomyomata (singular – leiomyoma)
and myomas or myomata (singular –
myoma)
- Newbold RR, DiAugustine RP,
Risinger JI, Everitt JI, Walmer
DK, Parrott EC, Dixon D.
Advances in uterine leiomyoma
research: conference overview,
summary, and future research
recommendations.
Environ Health Perspect.
2000 Oct;108 Suppl 5:769-73.
Review.
- National Institutes of
Health: Fast Facts about Uterine
Fibroids. www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/fibroids/sub1.htm#where
- Becker ER, Spalding J,
DuChane J, Horowitz IR.
Inpatient surgical treatment
patterns for patients with
uterine fibroids in the United
States, 1998-2002.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2005
Oct;97(10):1336-42.
- Lumsden MA.Embolization
versus myomectomy versus
hysterectomy: Which is best,
when? Hum Reprod. 2002;
17:253-259. Review.
- Becker ER, Spalding J,
DuChane J, Horowitz IR.
Inpatient surgical treatment
patterns for patients with
uterine fibroids in the United
States, 1998-2002.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2005
Oct;97(10):1336-42.
- Kristen A. Wolanske, MD; Roy
L. Gordon, MD. Uterine Artery
Embolization: Where Does it
Stand in the Management of
Uterine Leiomyomas? Part 2.
Appl Radiol 33(10):18-25,
2004. Medscape.10/27/2004.
- Advincula AP, Song A, Burke
W, Reynolds RK. Preliminary
experience with robot-assisted
laparoscopic myomectomy.
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc.
2004 Nov;11(4):511-8.
While clinical studies support
the effectiveness of the da
Vinci® System when
used in minimally invasive surgery,
individual results may vary. Surgery
with the da Vinci Surgical
System may not be appropriate for every
individual. Always ask your doctor about
all treatment options, as well as their
risks and benefits.
For additional information on
minimally invasive surgery with the
da Vinci®® Surgical System
visit
www.davincisurgery.com
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