Laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy for uterine cancer: a comparison of costs and complications.

Journal: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Published Date: Nov 1, 2015

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Increasingly, robotic surgery is being used for total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and lymph node dissection for uterine cancer. The purpose of this study was to compare the costs and complications among women undergoing robotic and laparoscopic hysterectomy for uterine cancer.

Authors

  • Andrew Zakhari
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Nicholas Czuzoj-Shulman
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Andrea R Spence
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Walter H Gotlieb
  • Haim A Abenhaim
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: haim.abenhaim@gmail.com.

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