Ovarian Cancer
Yes, this is possible for carefully selected patients, ON CONDITION THAT they have been fully informed of and accepted that: 1) preserving the other ovary and the uterus is NOT the recommended first-line surgical treatment, but is still an acceptable alternative to a surgically confirmed FIRST-stage ovarian cancer, meaning that the patient should 2) have undergone or should undergo again surgical staging in order to confirm that the malignancy has not spread to other pelvic or abdominal organs and the lymph nodes, and 3) that following a pregnancy, treatment should be completed by removing the uterus and the other ovary and fallopian tube.
The first total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, with complete lymph node dissection, was performed in Greece in 2004 by Dr. G. Hilaris and his team.
We have been using the DaVinci® robotic system since 2002 at Stanford University Hospital, California, long before the it became known in Europe.
It is one of the heaviest procedures as it removes as much tumors as possible from the abdominal organs and the inner abdominal walls.