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robotic hysterectomy
Wittrock had read about a woman who underwent a robotic-assisted
hysterectomy in a community newsletter and was glad to learn that she was
a candidate for the procedure. She had the procedure in early May, and her
recovery has been good.
“I knew others who had hysterectomies, and it seemed that the recovery and the
surgery were better with the robot,” says Wittrock, who is 49. “I was only in the
hospital overnight, and just two weeks after my procedure, I was feeling pretty
good.”
Wittrock adds that she experienced minimal pain that was easily controlled
with over-the-counter medication. She was able to return to her normal activity
relatively quickly and reports that four weeks after surgery she was back to
walking the dogs three to four miles a day.
da Vinci Epicenter for Women’s Health and Gynecology
teaching robotic-Assisted Surgery
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Surgeons from anywhere in the country now have the opportunity to
train in advanced robotic-assisted surgeries at the da Vinci Epicenter
for Women’s health and Gynecology at United hospital. this new
center focuses on women’s health and gynecology and is the first in
Minnesota.
the center is one of only 20 nationwide and provides training that
demonstrates the depth, comprehensiveness and best practices
of the da Vinci ® Surgical System program for minimally invasive
myomectomies, hysterectomies and sacrocolpopexies.
the center’s training surgeons are board-certified obstetrics and
gynecology surgeons ragnvald (ron) Mjanger, Md, fACoG, and Eric
English, Md, fACoG.
dr. Mjanger and dr. English practice at United hospital and Metro
oB/GYn. dr. Mjanger performs minimally invasive myomectomies,
hysterectomies and sacrocolpopexies and specializes in the treatment
of pelvic prolapse and urinary incontinence. dr. English practices
within the full range of obstetrics and gynecology and performs high-
and low-risk obstetrical care and focuses on minimally invasive surgical
techniques, from transvaginal pelvic prolapse repair to hysterectomies.
in october 2010, United hospital purchased
its second robotic system through funding
from the United hospital foundation.