Medical News Summary: Laparoscopic technique reduces pain and recovery time for hysterectomy patients

About: Laparoscopic technique reduces pain and recovery time for hysterectomy patients
Date: 17 December 2004
Source: Health Central
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Health Central): Previously, hysterectomies required a long incision and a lengthy recovery. Many oncologists are now performing hysterectomies using a laparoscopic procedure which only requires several small incisions. The patient suffers less pain and a quicker recovery. This surgical technique can also be used for early stage cervical and ovarian cancer. The availability of the technique is limited by the number of trained surgeons.
URL: http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=8010111
Related Disease Topics: Hysterectomy, Cancer, Cervical cancer, Ovarian cancer

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