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Women’s Health
Advanced Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery

We specialize in the
most advanced minimally invasive GYN surgery
At Holy Cross Hospital, our staff of renowned surgeons performs more advanced laparoscopic GYN surgeries than that of any other hospital in the area. What’s more, our expert physicians train doctors at other hospitals in the advanced procedures that are breaking exciting ground in the field of laparoscopy. These revolutionary techniques allow many women with GYN problems to avoid open surgery, enjoy a shorter recovery, and return much more quickly to family and friends. The quicker a woman can go home from the hospital, the sooner she can begin to heal.

Holy Cross treats more women with pre-cancerous or cancerous tumors of the reproductive system than any other hospital in suburban Maryland—2,500 each year. And we are second only to Johns Hopkins in the number of these cases that we see.

Who is a candidate for minimally invasive GYN surgery?
Today, there is a minimally invasive option for almost every surgery or GYN condition, including hysterectomy, fibroids, incontinence, endometriosis, pelvic pain, even ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers.

Uterine fibroids, the most common tumor of the reproductive tract, are associated with abnormal bleeding, infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, lower abdominal pain, pressure and urinary tract symptoms. They are responsible for nearly 200,000 hysterectomies performed each year in the U.S.—one third of the total number of hysterectomies performed every year nationwide. In many cases, uterine fibroids can be treated with minimally invasive surgery, avoiding the need for a complete hysterectomy and offering hope to thousands of women.

Compare the benefits of laparoscopic gyn surgery:

	Laparoscopic Surgery	Open Surgery
Incision:	1⁄2 inch	15 inches
Pain:	minimal	moderate to severe
Hospital Stay:	one overnight	three to five days
Recovery Time:	one week	six to eight weeks
Chemotherapy:	one week post surgery	two to four weeks post surgery

Know your options
Talk to the surgical experts at Holy Cross Hospital. Holy Cross encourages everyone to get multiple opinions before making a decision about any procedure. Find a physician who performs minimally invasive GYN surgery.

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