Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Edward Tanner, discusses the benefits, risks and recovery of minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancers.
0:11 What is minimally invasive surgery?
0:48 What are the minimally invasive surgical options? (briefly define laparoscopic, robotic, single site, etc.)
1:43 Which gynecologic cancer patients are good candidates for minimally invasive surgery?
2:12 Is minimally invasive surgery an option for all types of women’s cancers?
2:40 What are the risks of minimally invasive surgery?
3:11 What are the benefits of minimally invasive surgery for cancer patients?
3:38 Will a patient still need chemotherapy and/or radiation after having surgery?
4:22 Describe recovery.
4:50 Why should a patient choose care from a gynecologic oncologist?
5:42 Why choose Johns Hopkins for minimally invasive surgery?
