Gynecologic Surgery
For women with gynecologic conditions requiring
surgery, access to the least invasive and latest
treatment options and technology is as equally
important as receiving outstanding care. The
surgeons at Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center offer women the latest technical advances in
minimally invasive gynecologic surgery to provide
state-of-the-art care, in a compassionate environment.
Sonya
Lee, MD, Chief of Gynecology at Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center, states, "One of the main
objectives in performing minimally invasive surgery
is to prove a safer and more effective alternative
to traditional open surgery."
Minimally invasive surgical solutions are rapidly
replacing traditional surgeries. In fact the
majority of gynecologic surgeries performed at
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center are minimally
invasive. Most minimally invasive procedures
offer similar, and often better, outcomes than
traditional gynecologic surgery. These benefits
include reduced trauma, shorter recovery, less
chance of infection and less postoperative pain.
Women who undergo minimally invasive gynecologic
surgery typically report a quick return to normal
activity.
Gynecologic minimally invasive surgeries performed
at Penn include:
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy – Using small incisions
for access, surgeons diagnose and treat the
causes of chronic pelvic pain.
- Laparoscopy for Endometriosis
and Ovarian Cysts – Using small incisions for
access, surgeons treat endometrial damage and
ovarian cysts.
- Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation – Using
small incisions for access, surgeons perform
sterilization procedures.
- Hysteroscopy – One of the most
common performed surgical procedures in the
U.S. A hysteroscope is a scope that is placed
through the vagina and through the cervix to
look inside the womb. Surgeons use it to diagnose
and treat causes of heavy or irregular vaginal
bleeding.
- Hysteroscopic myomectomy – Using a hysteroscope,
surgeons remove fibroids from
the lining of the womb.
- Endometrial Ablation – Using a hysteroscope,
surgeons remove the uterine lining to control
heavy bleeding.
- Laparoscopic Assisted
Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH) – Using small incisions and the vagina
for access, surgeons remove the uterus and
ovaries.
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