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To view the webcast on October 23 at 4:00 p.m. EDT of a “Laparoscopic Assisted Hysterectomy and Colon Resection" from Florida Hospital Celebration Health in Celebration, FL, just click here to sign up now. You will receive an email reminder shortly before the program.

The case is a 40 year old female with life altering pelvic and abdominal pain associated with endometriosis. The procedure is a laparoscopic supra cervical hysterectomy with BSO with possible colon resection resulting from stage 4 pelvic endometriosis. Doctors Steven D. McCarus and Jay A. Redan will perform the surgery. The combined colorectal and gynecological procedure demonstrates the patient advantages for a team approach to provide a one step surgical cure for the disease.

The patient history includes the following:

• 40 W/F;
• Chronic pelvic pain;
• (2) previous pelvic laparoscopies;
• Dyspareunea (painful intercourse);
• Dysmenorrhea   (painful periods); and
• Nuliparus uterus (no children).

During the webcast, viewers will be able to email questions to the OR by clicking the “MDirect Access” button on the screen.

Dr. McCarus is Chief of Gynecologic Surgery and Director for the Center of Pelvic Health, Celebration Health.

Karl Storz Endoscopy is making this interactive Internet webcast available as part of their ongoing efforts to provide education and training in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.