The DaVinci

Mary Jo and I met with Dr Catherine Casey, MD of GYN Oncology for Minnesota Oncology at her Woodbury clinic yesterday afternoon for an initial consultation regarding Mary Jo’s surgical options for a Prophylactic Hysterectomy/Oopherectomy. Mary Jo will have a prophylactic hysterectomy performed because she is BRCA2 positive (a genetic mutation which increases her odds of developing breast and ovarian cancers). The best and most advanced option for Mary Jo is a highly advanced and relatively new procedure that Dr Casey helped pioneer in the state of Minnesota. The procedure is called a “robotically assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy” or the DaVinci Hysterectomy. Dr Casey breaks it down this way.


Robotically Assisted meaning the DaVinci surgical system.
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy meaning the removal of the uterus and cervix through small incisions made in the abdomen.
Bilateral Salpingo meaning both fallopian tubes
Oophorectomy meaning the removal of the overaries.

Dr Casey has scheduled Mary Jo’s surgery to be performed on April 16th at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. The hospital stay is expected to be overnight with an auto release the next day if all goes as expected. Mary Jo is feeling good today and as always, she has a very positive attitude about her next surgical procedure. We both feel so blessed to be in the care of such a good team of doctors.
Dr Casey has been doing this highly advanced robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery in Minnesota for about three years now and has performed over 300 DaVinci’s. For more information on the DeVinci surgical procedures and to watch live surgical webcasts, go to DaVinci Surgery.com

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