Robots in the operating room is nothing new. From knee replacement to minimally invasive procedures robotic assisted surgery is becoming more common. And that includes robotic hysterectomy as well.

One in three women will undergo a hysterectomy, making it one of the most common surgical procedures performed every year. For decades, the standard procedure was an abdominal hysterectomy that ...

A hysterectomy — the removal of your uterus — is a major surgical procedure that triggers lasting physical changes. This surgery was traditionally done through an incision in your abdomen.

Laurie Featherstone says she was about to have a hysterectomy in March 2015 when her doctor asked a question she was not expecting. Did she want to have the surgeon use a robot for the procedure?

The preferred method: Operate through the vagina, using standard tools rather than a robot, said Dr. James Breeden, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Increasingly, ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- An initial Mayo Clinic study has confirmed the effectiveness and durability over time of a patient-friendly, robot-assisted procedure that corrects a complication that can follow ...

ALTOONA, IOWA — Laurie Featherstone says she was about to have a hysterectomy in March 2015 when her doctor asked a question she was not expecting. Did she want to have the surgeon use a robot for the ...