Robotic Management of Endometriosis: Discussion of Use, Criteria and Advantages: a Review of the Literature

Gkegkes, Ioannis D.; Iavazzo, Christos; Iatrakis, George; Iavazzo, Paraskevi-Evangelia; Pechlivani, Fani; Antoniou, Evangelia; Bakalianou, Konstadia

doi:10.14712/18059694.2020.3

Acta Medica > Archive > 2019, Vol. 62 > Issue 4 > Robotic Management of Endometriosis:…

Acta Med. 2019, 62: 147-149

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.3

Robotic Management of Endometriosis: Discussion of Use, Criteria and Advantages: a Review of the Literature

Ioannis D. Gkegkes^a, Christos Iavazzo^b, George Iatrakis^c, Paraskevi-Evangelia Iavazzo^d, Fani Pechlivani^c, Evangelia Antoniou^c, Konstadia Bakalianou^e

^aDepartment of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
^bDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, The Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
^cDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece
^dDepartment of Paediatrics, General Hospital of Rethymno, Rethymno, Greece
^eDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital “Agia Olga”, Athens, Greece

Received July 4, 2019
Accepted November 17, 2019

Endometriosis is a very common benign condition affecting fertility and quality of life. Different methods, either definitive or fertility sparing are used for its management by using open, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques. This is a literature review presenting the role and the advantages of robotic surgery in endometriosis. Such a management is effective, safe, and feasible in hands of well-trained multidisciplinary teams even for severe cases of endometriosis.