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Resources 

Benign Hysterectomy 

1. Hysterectomy. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 21 January 2019. 

2. Uterine Fibroids. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 21 January 2019. 

3. Endometriosis. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 21 January 2019. 

4. Pelvic Support Problems. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 21 January 2019. 

5. Ho C, Tsakonas E, Tran K, Cimon K, Severn M, Mierzwinski-Urban M, Corcos J, Pautler S. “Robot-Assisted Surgery Compared with Open Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery: Clinical Effectiveness and Economic Analyses.” Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2011 Sep.

6. Landeen, Laurie B., MD, MBA, Maria C. Bell, MD, MPH, Helen B. Hubert, MPH, PhD, Larissa Y. Bennis, MD, Siri S. Knutsten-Larsen, MD, and Usha Seshari-Kreaden, MSc. "Clinical and Cost Comparisons for Hysterectomy via Abdominal, Standard Laparoscopic, Vaginal and Robot-assisted Approaches." South Dakota Medicine 64.6 (2011): 197-209. Print.

7. Geppert B, Lönnerfors C, Persson J. “Robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy in obese and morbidly obese women: surgical technique and comparison with open surgery.” Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 90.11 (2011): 1210-1217. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01253.x. Epub.

8. Lim, Peter C., John T. Crane, Eric J. English, Richard W. Farnam, Devin M. Garza, Marc L. Winter, and Jerry L. Rozeboom. “Multicenter analysis comparing robotic, open, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomies performed by high-volume surgeons for benign indications.” International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 133.3 (2016): 359–364. Print.

9. Martino, Martin A., MD, Elizabeth A. Berger, DO, Jeffrey T. McFetridge, MD, Jocelyn Shubella, BS, Gabrielle Gosciniak, BA, Taylor Wejkszner, BA, Gregory F. Kainz, DO, Jeremy Patriarco, BS, M. B. Thomas, MD, and Richard Boulay, MD. "A Comparison of Quality Outcome Measures in Patients Having a Hysterectomy for Benign Disease: Robotic vs. Non-robotic Approaches." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 21.3 (2014): 389-93. Web.

10. Scandola, Michele, Lorenzo Grespan, Marco Vicentini, and Paolo Fiorini. "Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy vs Traditional Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Five Metaanalyses." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 18.6 (2011): 705-15. Print.

11. Wright, Jason D., Cande V. Ananth, Sharyn N. Lewin, William M. Burke, Yu-Shiang Lu, Alfred I. Neugut, Thomas J. Herzog, and Dawn L. Hershman. "Robotically Assisted vs Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Among Women With Benign Gynecologic Disease." Jama 309.7 (2013): 689-98. Print.

12. Orady, Mona, Alexander Hrynewych, A. Karim Nawfal, and Ganesa Wegienka. "Comparison of Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy to Other Minimally Invasive Approaches." JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 16.4 (2012): 542-48. Print.

 

Hysterectomy for Cancer 

1. U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualizations Tool, based on November 2017 submission data (1999-2015): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute; www.cdc.gov/cancer/dataviz, June 2018.

2. Signs and Symptoms of Endometrial Cancer. American Cancer Society. Web. 21 January 2019 

3. Signs and Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer. American Cancer Society. Web. 21 January 2019 

4. Tests for Endometrial Cancer. American Cancer Society. Web. 21 January 2019. 

5. Tests for Ovarian Cancer. American Cancer Society. Web. 21 January 2019. 

6. Treating Endometrial Cancer. American Cancer Society. Web. 21 January 2019. 

7. Treating Ovarian Cancer. American Cancer Society. Web. 21 January 2019. 

8. O'Neill, M., et al. (2013). Robot-assisted hysterectomy compared to open and laparoscopic approaches: systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 287: 907-918. 

9. O'Sullivan, S. (2011). HIQA Ireland Health technology assessment of robot-assisted surgery in selected surgical procedures.

10. Ran, L., et al. (2014). Comparison of robotic surgery with laparoscopy and laparotomy for treatment of endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 9: e108361. 

11. Reza, M., et al. (2010). Meta-analysis of observational studies on the safety and effectiveness of robotic gynaecological surgery. British Journal of Surgery. 

12. Gaia, G., et al. (2010). Robotic-assisted hysterectomy for endometrial cancer compared with traditional laparoscopic and laparotomy approaches: a systematic review. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 116: 1422-1431. 

Endometriosis Resection

1. Endometriosis. Frequently Asked Questions: Gynecologic Problems. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 14 May 2020 

2. What are the Treatments for Endometriosis? National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Web. 14 May 2020 

Myomectomy Surgery 

1. Uterine Fibroids. Frequently Asked Questions: Gynecologic Problems. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 14 May 2020  

2. Health Topics: Uterine Fibroids. Office on Women’s Health. U.S Department of Health & Human Services. Web. 14 May 2020 

Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery 

1. Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 21 January 2019. 

2. Barber, M.D., Maher, C., Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Nov;24(11):1783-90. doi: 10.1007/s00192-013-2169-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24142054 

3. Pelvic Support Problems. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Web. 21 January 2019. 

4. Serati, et al (2014). Robot-assisted Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies. European Urology. 66:202-318. 

5. Nosti, Patrick A., Uduak Umoh Andy, Sarah Kane, Dena E. White, Heidi S. Harvie, Lior Lowenstein, and Robert E. Gutman. "Outcomes of Abdominal and Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20.1 (2014): 33-37. Print.

6. Siddiqui, Nazema Y., Elizabeth J. Geller, and Anthony G. Visco. "Symptomatic and Anatomic 1-year Outcomes after Robotic and Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 206.5 (2012): 435.e1-35.e5. Print. 

7. Anger, et al (2014). Robotic Compared with Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 123(1)5-12. 

8. Flack, et al (2015). National Trends in the Performance of Robot-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy. J Endourology Jul;29(7):777-83. doi: 10.1089/end.2014.0710. Epub 2015 Mar 10. 

9. Paraiso, et al (2011). Laparoscopic Compared with Robotic Sacrocolpopexy for Vaginal Prolapse. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 118(5)1005-1013.

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