Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis
During the procedure, your consultant will insert a small camera (called a laparoscope) through tiny incisions in your abdomen to view your internal organs.
Extreme accuracy and precision are essential during the surgical excision of endometriosis to preserve your surrounding healthy tissue. Endometriosis often develops in highly sensitive areas such as your ovaries, fallopian tubes, bowel, and bladder. Your consultant will use exceptionally precise surgical techniques to preserve the surrounding organs and tissue to minimise such as bleeding and injury. This preserves your normal organ function and sometimes even your fertility. It can also reduce the likelihood of endometriosis recurring.
With da Vinci robotic technology, which we explore in more detail below, your consultant can perform surgery with increased levels of precision and accuracy to preserve as much surrounding tissue as possible.
“The da Vinci is a huge advancement in robotic technology and used across so many specialties. It helps with surgery for endometriosis because it allows for highly precise, immersive surgery. This means I can perform operations with extreme precision using advanced, 3D technology and minimally invasive instruments for smaller incisions. The benefit is that the system enhances your recovery and reduces post-operative pain, which means a quicker return to normal activities.” Mr Suku George, consultant gynaecologist at The Alexandra Hospital
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Using specialised instruments, your consultant will carefully identify and remove the endometrial tissue growths in your womb, aiming to preserve healthy tissue. This surgery should help to relieve symptoms like chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and painful periods. This approach is highly effective for treating endometriosis because it directly removes the tissue, often providing long-term relief and improving your quality of life.
A laparoscopy is the only definitive method for diagnosing endometriosis, though the process can be lengthy—sometimes taking up to ten years—due to its symptoms that often overlap with other conditions like uterine fibroids or adenomyosis.
Other common conditions, such as uterine fibroids or adenomyosis, that cause these symptoms also need to be ruled out. A specialist gynaecologist will work closely with you to assess your symptoms, ensure proper testing, and provide the diagnosis and treatment you need.
Our consultant gynaecologists are highly versed in using the Da Vinci robotic surgical system to perform a laparoscopic excision of endometriosis.
We understand the prospect of having robotics-assisted surgery can be daunting, which is why it helps to know what to expect ahead of surgery.
During robotic surgery, your surgeon is the one performing the procedure, while the robot is there to enhance their technique. Although robotic technology is involved, your surgery is not performed by a robot. Rather, your consultant controls the advanced surgical system to make your surgery as smooth and seamless as possible. For this procedure, your consultant sits at a console next to you and operates using tiny incisions and specialist instruments to perform the surgery. The robot, which comprises of several mechanical arms that connect to a console, moves as your consultant moves. Every hand movement your surgeon makes is translated by the da Vinci system in real time to bend and rotate the instruments with the highest levels of precision and care. The system has a built-in tremor-filtration to help your consultant guide each movement with extreme precision.
“The da Vinci helps with visualisation and the accurate removal of endometriosis. It results in less pain after surgery and patients can event go home on the same day. We take a very holistic approach to treatment for complex endometriosis, including a combination of surgery, pelvic floor physiotherapy and specialist pain management." Dr Sujata Gupta, consultant gynaecologist
Robotic-assisted surgery merges the advanced skills of our surgeons with state-of-the-art surgical technology. This combination allows for more complex procedures to be performed more effectively. You can take advantage of the latest advancements in medical technology, leading to better outcomes and a lower risk of complications.
The robotic unit offers enhanced precision, flexibility, and control, allowing for smaller, more precise incisions compared to traditional open surgery.
This minimally invasive approach often results in less pain, reduced blood loss, and a lower risk of complications. In less time, you can get back to:
Robotic surgery also typically leads to faster recovery times, shorter hospital stays, and minimal scarring, helping you return get back to the things that make you happy, like exercise and an everyday routine. If scarring is something you are worried about, robotic surgery uses smaller cuts, resulting in smaller, far less visible scars. The advanced technology also gives your consultant a high-definition, 3D view of the surgical area, improving the overall accuracy of complex procedures and leading to long-lasting results.
Our fixed-price packages include the cost of your surgery and all appropriate aftercare appointments. However, any pre-surgery diagnostic tests and your consultant’s outpatient appointment consultation fee are charged separately.
Our flexible payment options help you spread the cost of your payment across a time period that suits you. We offer fixed-term monthly payment plans over one to five years with no deposit required.
If you decide to pay over 10 months, you will pay interest-free. If you are paying for a longer period, you will pay 9.9% APR. If you have private health insurance, surgery will usually be covered by your provider. Speak to your insurer directly to find out.
"One day I woke up and I could barely stand up. Driving was practically impossible. I was riddled with endometriosis and was told surgery was the best possible option of treatment for my situation."
Leanne's surgery was a success and she is back golfing and working with a new lease of life.
"Robotics was the best decision. I chose it because of the speed of the recovery and the fact I could get back to golf quicker. The Alexandra is the only private hospital in the area offering the surgery, so it was extremely convenient for me. It's a great hospital and the staff were fantastic. It has changed my life so much for the better."
If you want to know more about this procedure and find out if it's the right treatment for you, book your appointment online today.
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Dr Sujata Gupta, consultant gynaecologist, explains how the da Vinci robotic surgical system helps with visualisation and accuracy during surgery.
