Steven McCarus, MD – Florida Hospital Celebration Health
April 18, 2010 by Orlando Florida Magazine
Filed under Health & Wellness
McCarus Technique: Outstanding laparoscopic technique for Hysterectomy by Dr. McCarus
The laparoscopic technique of removal of the uterus or “hysterectomy” is gaining more and more popularity as a minimal invasive technique. Traditional or open surgical techniques carry many disadvantages including: large painful abdominal incision, scar, longer hospital stay and recovery period (approx 6-8 weeks).
Dr. Steve McCarus, board-certified gynecologist with specialty in laparoscopic gynecological surgery and director of the Center for Pelvic health at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, has received enormous attention for his contributions in the development of the minimally invasive laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Before the development of the “McCarus Technique,” patients had to stay in the hospital for longer periods of time, followed by a recovery period of at least six weeks. Using Ultrasonic harmonic energy to perform hysterectomies via a tiny hole in the belly, the McCarus Technique offers early discharge from the hospital, averaging one day in most patients, followed by a shorter recovery period of only two weeks.
Dr. McCarus took the task of improving already existing techniques by gathering data and simplifying the method to show a proven outcome. After refining the instrumentation and collecting data, in 2006, he was able to develop a refined technique. He is now educating patients and physicians on the benefits of his well improved minimally invasive technique. He is also working with insurance companies and wants more and more people to know that this type of surgery is available to them, and to convince surgeons to become adept at performing it.
With ever increasing popularity of the “McCarus Technique”, physicians from all over the globe are coming to Central Florida to learn this state-of-the-art technique from him at the Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement at Florida Hospital Celebration Hospital. The American Society for Women’s Health, founded by McCarus himself, and Florida Hospital Celebration Health has a Gynecologic Pelvic Surgery Fellowship Program which offers training to postgraduate residents.
Dr. McCarus is also well known for treating disorders such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids and incontinence, and offers infertility evaluations and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) consultations.
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[...] Steven D. McCarus [...]
I took your course a few years ago and wanted to ask you about an unusual case. I did a LSCH on a patient in 2003. She had no problems until 2009 when she under went a LEEP in Costa Rica. Since that time she has had copious amounts of frothy green/yellow discharge that is culture negative for bacteria or STD’s. I have imaged her at length and can not find a recto-vaginal fistula or any entry into the peritoneal cavity from the cervical stump (I did an HSG). CT scan’s do not show and abscess nor does an ultrasound. I am in Seattle WA and have a great radiology department.
Do you have any thoughts? This patient does not want her cervix removed unless I can prove this is coming from her cervix. I have even done colposcopy. I have consulted with IR, ID,GI and gyn onc.