Hysterectomy for Benign Uterine Pathology: Comparison Between Robotic Assisted Laparoscopy Classic Laparoscopy and Laparotomy
S. Saceanu, V. Cela, V. Surlin, C.M. Angelescu, S. Patrascu, I. Georgescu, A. GenazzaniOriginal article, no. 3, 2013
Objective: Hysterectomy is one of the most important
surgeries in gynecology and requires a lot of care and skill. In
this study we attempt to make a comparison between
laparos-copic hysterectomy, robotic assisted hysterectomy and
abdominal hysterectomy for treatment of uterine pathology.
Materials and methods: We conducted a study comparing 29
patients who were treated by robotic assisted laparoscopic
hysterectomy in Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy, 30 patients
who were treated by laparoscopy in General Surgery Clinic,
Craiova and 30 patients who were treated by abdominal
hysterectomy in General Surgery Clinic, Craiova.
Results: Comparing the surgeries, it was noticed that the
operative time of a robotic assisted interventions is the largest,
183.9 minutes. Even if the duration was greater, the time
needed to perform vaginal suture was lower, 17.75 minutes to
22.79 minutes by classic laparoscopic approach. In terms of
blood loss we concluded that intraoperative blood loss was
lowest during a robotic surgery, 199.3 ml versus 285 ml in the
laparoscopic group and 417 ml in the laparotomic group.
Conclusions: Robotic assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy is a
feasible method that can be used very successfully to treat
patients diagnosed with benign uterine pathology.



