Abstract:Objective: After the increasing number of recent reports of hysterectomy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES), we have introduced a novel procedure called vaginally-assisted NOTES hysterectomy (VANH). The objective of this study was to describe the VANH technique step-by-step, assess the technical feasibility of the procedure, and evaluate its initial surgical outcomes.
Methods:We retrospectively reviewed the perioperative outcomes in 20 patients with benign gynecologic dise… Show more
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