Elaine S. Larson Surgical Center Campaign - Allina Health
Elaine S. Larson Surgical Center Campaign - Allina Health
Elaine S. Larson Surgical Center Campaign - Allina Health
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robotic hysterectomy<br />
Wittrock had read about a woman who underwent a robotic-assisted<br />
hysterectomy in a community newsletter and was glad to learn that she was<br />
a candidate for the procedure. She had the procedure in early May, and her<br />
recovery has been good.<br />
“I knew others who had hysterectomies, and it seemed that the recovery and the<br />
surgery were better with the robot,” says Wittrock, who is 49. “I was only in the<br />
hospital overnight, and just two weeks after my procedure, I was feeling pretty<br />
good.”<br />
Wittrock adds that she experienced minimal pain that was easily controlled<br />
with over-the-counter medication. She was able to return to her normal activity<br />
relatively quickly and reports that four weeks after surgery she was back to<br />
walking the dogs three to four miles a day.<br />
da Vinci Epicenter for Women’s <strong>Health</strong> and Gynecology<br />
teaching robotic-Assisted Surgery<br />
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Surgeons from anywhere in the country now have the opportunity to<br />
train in advanced robotic-assisted surgeries at the da Vinci Epicenter<br />
for Women’s health and Gynecology at United hospital. this new<br />
center focuses on women’s health and gynecology and is the first in<br />
Minnesota.<br />
the center is one of only 20 nationwide and provides training that<br />
demonstrates the depth, comprehensiveness and best practices<br />
of the da Vinci ® <strong>Surgical</strong> System program for minimally invasive<br />
myomectomies, hysterectomies and sacrocolpopexies.<br />
the center’s training surgeons are board-certified obstetrics and<br />
gynecology surgeons ragnvald (ron) Mjanger, Md, fACoG, and Eric<br />
English, Md, fACoG.<br />
dr. Mjanger and dr. English practice at United hospital and Metro<br />
oB/GYn. dr. Mjanger performs minimally invasive myomectomies,<br />
hysterectomies and sacrocolpopexies and specializes in the treatment<br />
of pelvic prolapse and urinary incontinence. dr. English practices<br />
within the full range of obstetrics and gynecology and performs high-<br />
and low-risk obstetrical care and focuses on minimally invasive surgical<br />
techniques, from transvaginal pelvic prolapse repair to hysterectomies.<br />
in october 2010, United hospital purchased<br />
its second robotic system through funding<br />
from the United hospital foundation.