A robotic hysterectomy usually takes an hour. During the operation, you will be under general anaesthetic.
Your surgeon will use the da Vinci Xi surgical robot – a pair of highly advanced robotic arms – to assist. In the operating theatre, your surgeon will operate the robotic arms using a console. These arms hold a camera and surgical equipment, and enable the surgeon to make very precise movements in the body.
Your surgeon makes small incisions in your tummy. They then use a laparoscope – a thin telescopic instrument with a light – to investigate and treat your condition. Robotic arms are inserted through these small holes and connected with consoles. The surgeon then uses his hands to control the arms and carries out the operation very precisely.
The surgeon will remove your womb and cervix. They may also need to remove your fallopian tubes and ovaries – this will be discussed with you prior to surgery.
The advantage of robotic-assisted hysterectomy is that it enables your surgeon to carry out this complex procedure with great precision. This causes less scarring and less pain, meaning you will recover quicker.
After the procedure, you will need to rest in hospital for a night. When you are ready to go home, your consultant or specialist nurse will let you know how to manage your recovery.
You may feel pain and discomfort in your abdomen for a few days after the operation and will probably experience some bleeding and discharge for a few weeks.
Typically, it takes between four to six weeks to recover fully and to return to your normal activities, including work.
Ahead of your operation, it helps to be as fit and healthy as possible. This will help you cope with the operation and recover strength afterwards.
Hospital package from £9,120 (daycase), £9,910 (1 night), and £11,065 (2 nights).
Included in package price:
- pre-admission outpatient tests, which includes standard pathology and diagnostic tests (ECG and chest X-ray), if required
- recovery and accommodation
- ward medications, dressings, and nursing consumables
- procedure, including anaesthetic drugs and theatre consumables
- standard post–op medication
- inpatient physiotherapy and surgical stockings, if required
- discharge medication (up to £50)
- all patient meals and non-alcoholic beverages (light meals for daycases)
Excluded from the package price:
- consultant or anaesthetist fees
- companion beds and catering for relatives or visitors
- diagnostics, unless stated in inclusions
- additional procedures
- additional pathology and supplies
- histology tests
- take-out supplies
- personal expenses, such as telephone calls, ambulances, or additional catering
- re-admission for return to theatres
Included in the package price:
- consultant surgeon and consultant anaesthetist procedure fees
- pre-admission outpatient tests, which includes standard pathology and diagnostic tests (ECG and chest X-ray), if required
- recovery and accommodation which includes a stay in a private en-suite room
- ward medications, dressings, and ward nursing consumables
- theatre procedure, including anaesthetic drugs and theatre consumables
- theatre prosthesis
- pathology and histology, if required
- standard post–op medication issued and used during the inpatient stay
- inpatient physiotherapy and surgical stockings, if required
- discharge medication pertaining to the condition being treated by this package
- all patient meals and non-alcoholic beverages
- post-op pertaining to the procedure within the day case
Inclusions listed above are non-refundable if not required.
Excluded from the package price:
- take-out supplies
- companion beds and catering for relatives and visitors
- personal expenses –telephone calls, additional catering, ambulances, etc.
If additional night’s stay, diagnostics, or other services are requested from your consultant you will not be charged in addition for these as these are included within the Fixed Price Package.
Consultants offering this package:
- Professor Jayanta Chatterjee, Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon
- Mr Amer Raza, Consultant Gynaecologist
When enquiring about this package, please quote Q0791.
