ArticleGynecology and minimally invasive therapy
The Feasibility of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery in Gynecology Practice: Single-Surgeon Experience.
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The Use of vNOTES Approach in Elective Bilateral Salpingectomy for Sterilization as a Cancer Prevention Strategy
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Surgical outcomes and postoperative sexual function after vNOTES versus TU-LESS ovarian cystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Outcomes of first 60 vaginal myomectomies by one gyn surgeon with 20 years of extensive vaginal surgical expertise.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Transvaginal Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic hysterectomy vs. abdominal laparoscopic approach in real-life practices: a retrospective cohort study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Paracervical block during vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery reduces postoperative pain and analgesic consumption: a retrospective cohort study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- Vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery for malignant ovarian tumors: a single-institution study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- A comparative study of prone split-leg position and lithotomy position in posterior uterine myomectomy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.BMC women's health · 2025Article
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- Transvaginal natural Orifical transluminal Endoscopy for sacrocolpopexy: A case series report.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy Managed by Salpingectomy: vNOTES versus Conventional Laparoscopy.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
- Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) Hysterectomy in Overweight and Obese Patients: Pearls and Pitfalls.Gynecology and minimally invasive therapyArticle
- Comparison of Transvaginal Natural Orifice Surgery (vNOTES) and Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation: Effects on Postoperative Pain, Sexual Functions, and Surgical Outcomes.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
- The Importance of Vaginal Natural Orifice Surgeries in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of minimally invasive gynecologyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesNatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been performed in gynecology practice for the surgical treatment of ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, ectopic pregnancies, adnexal masses, and pelvic organ prolapse. The aim of this study is to evaluate the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent NOTES for gynecological diseases. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study was a retrospective clinical study. The data of 50 patients who had been treated via NOTES procedure for benign gynecological indications such as ectopic pregnancy, adnexal mass, uterine fibroid, and treatment-resistant heavy menstrual bleeding during the time period between January 2016 and 2019 were included. All procedures were performed by a single surgeon (C.K.) using a self-constructed glove port, and a sealing device in addition to conventional laparoscopic (CL) equipment. Descriptive analysis of the patients' data was performed.
resultsThe initial two of the adnexectomy procedures were performed via hybrid NOTES technic and four of them were performed via total vaginal NOTES technic. The remaining procedures, namely hysterectomies, adnexectomies, salpingectomies, and myomectomy were performed via vaginally assisted NOTES (VaNOTES) technic. The mean operation time for the hysterectomy ± bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) and salpingo-oophorectomy patients was 85.25 min and 53.15 min, respectively. For those patients who underwent VaNOTES procedure, the median postoperative visual analog scale pain score at the 6
conclusionThe NOTES procedure is a feasible technic in regards to the duration of surgery, postoperative pain scores, and cosmetic outcomes.
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