This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load and ease of surgery will be assessed. Patient comfort and satisfaction will be assessed.
Gynecologic Disease
This is a prospective randomized study of patients who are scheduled to undergo minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. Patients will be randomized to require either pre-surgical bowel preparation vs. no bowel preparation. The effect of bowel preparation on intraoperative visualization, bowel handling, intestinal load and ease of surgery will be assessed. Patient comfort and satisfaction will be assessed.
Bowel Preparation in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
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Henry Ford St. John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
Henry Ford Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus, Warren, Michigan, United States, 48093
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18 Years to
FEMALE
No
Muhammad Aslam,
Muhammad Aslam, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Henry Ford Health
2026-01-31