How Robotic Surgery Is Changing Treatment for Gynecologic Conditions (podcast)
Minimally invasive robotic surgery offers quicker recovery

Dr. Valeri Gafori, OB-GYN, Scripps
Minimally invasive robotic surgery offers quicker recovery
Millions of American women suffer from pelvic pain, unusually heavy bleeding, uterine fibroids and pelvic organ prolapse. Correcting these conditions has historically required extensive surgery, but newer robotic procedures are less invasive and require much less downtime.
In this episode of San Diego Health, host Susan Taylor and OB-GYNs Anupam “Bobby” Garg, MD, and Valerie Gafori, MD, discuss common gynecological conditions that may require surgery and what doctors can do to treat them, including minimally invasive procedures performed using FDA-approved robotic medical equipment.
The term robot is a bit of a misnomer. While the surgical robot holds instruments and is equipped with a 3D camera, doctors ultimately control its motions. The robot allows surgeons the dexterity that previous laparoscopic techniques could not.