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ArticleBioMed research international2017

The Improvement of Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Obtained by Gynecologists after Ten Years of Clinical Training Can Reduce Peritoneal Adhesion Formation during Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Valerio Mais, Michele Peiretti, Luigi Minerba

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Article in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Valerio MaisDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari Medical School, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3222-2508
Michele PeirettiDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari Medical School, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy.
Luigi MinerbaDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari Medical School, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy.
University of Cagliari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate if improvement of laparoscopic skills can reduce postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation in a clinical setting. STUDY

designWe retrospectively evaluated 25 women who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy from January 1993 to June 1994 and 22 women who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy from March 2002 to November 2004. Women had one to four subserous/intramural myomas and received surgery without antiadhesive agents or barriers. Women underwent second-look laparoscopy for assessment of peritoneal adhesion formation 12 to 14 weeks after myomectomy. Adhesions were graded according to the Operative Laparoscopy Study Group scoring system. The main variable to be compared between the two cohorts was the proportion that showed no adhesions at second-look laparoscopy.

resultsDemographic and surgical characteristics were similar between the two cohorts. No complications were observed during surgery. No adverse events were recorded during postoperative course. At second-look laparoscopy, a higher proportion of adhesion-free patients was observed in women who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy from March 2002 to November 2004 (9 out of 22) compared with women who underwent the same surgery from January 1993 to June 1994 (3 out of 25).

conclusionThe improvement of surgeons' skills obtained after ten years of surgery can reduce postoperative adhesion formation.

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Clinical CompetenceAdultFemaleGynecologyHumansLaparoscopyRetrospective StudiesTissue AdhesionsUterine Myomectomy

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