West Clinic Surgeons Perform First Robotic Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer in Mid-South.

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da Vinci(R) Robotic Surgical System Expands the Surgeon's Capabilities, Providing a Minimally Invasive Option for Complex Procedures

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The West Clinic Center for Gynecologic Oncology today announced that gynecologic oncologists, M. Patrick Lowe, MD and Todd D. Tillmanns, MD, recently performed the first robotic- assisted hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection) for the treatment of endometrial cancer in the Mid-South. Drs. Lowe and Tillmanns are the first and only surgeons in the Mid-South to be trained and certified to perform gynecologic laparoscopic...

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