� Join surgeons, Dr. Roger Ferland and Dr. Lori Warren, for a free one-hour live webcast highlighting the use of minimally invasive techniques in gynecologic surgery. The doctors will focus on the patient benefits of 2 approaches, Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy.
Since Total Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomies ar performed less invasively than open procedures, benefits to the patient typically include shortened infirmary stays, faster recovery times, a reduced rate of infection, and fewer complications following operation. The surgeons will critique these benefits and will provide laparoscopic hysterectomy tips and tricks useful to the tiro and experienced gynecologic sawbones. The presentation will include a limited review of the use of Harmonic� engineering in gynecologic surgery.
Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Dr. Ferland will demonstrate Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) with coagulation of the uterine vessels and anterior and seat colpotomies with the Harmonic ACE�. Dr. Ferland volition demonstrate tips for laparoscopic suturing of the vaginal cuff, followed by a discussion by the surgeons.
Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy
Dr. Warren will present the Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH) procedure performed using Harmonic� technology. She will provide tips for coagulation of the uterine vessels, as well as the practise technique utilizing the Harmonic ACE� to amputate the uterus. Benefits of doing a subtotal hysterectomy, along with rates of cervical cancer in the cervical stump, and cervical bleeding, will be reviewed by the surgeons.
The hourlong webcast will originate from the Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence. Audience members may enter in the live plan by sending their questions directly to the surgeons. An archive of the program volition be posted shortly following the webcast and stool be accessed through this OR-live web site.
Presenters:
- Roger Ferland, MD, FACOG
GYN Team Chief
Women and Infants Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor OB/GYN
Brown University
Providence, RI
- Lori Warren, MD
Women First of Louisville
Advanced Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgeon
Baptist Hospital East
Assistant Clinical Professor OB/GYN
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
This presentation may include demonstration of the habit of surgical devices; it is not intended to be secondhand as a surgical breeding guide. Other surgeons may employ unlike techniques. Individual surgeon penchant and have, as well as patient needs, should always dictate variation in procedure steps. Before victimisation any medical device, including those demonstrated or referenced in this presentation, review all relevant package inserts, with finicky attention to the indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions, and steps for enjoyment of the device. This presentation is the lick of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
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