Abstract

Robotic surgery is becoming increasingly popular in most surgical specialties, including gynecology. This review describes the technology of the da Vinci systems and the results obtained for the robotic approach to endometrial cancer as compared to conventional laparoscopy and laparotomy.

Keywords: Da Vinci system, endometrial cancer, laparoscopy, robotic surgery, laparotomy, lymphadenectomy, endometrial cancer staging