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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2025

Application of "4-P" port anchoring in transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES): technique and initial feasibility.

Xiaoming Guan, Qiannan Yang, Daniel Y Lovell, Chunhua Zhang

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A Review of Robotic vNOTES Surgery: Current Applications, Advantages, and Future Directions.Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  2. Robotic-assisted transumbilical single-site and transvaginal NOTES resection of abdominal wall cesarean scar endometriosis: Two case reports.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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Xiaoming GuanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, 11th Floor, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Xiaoming@bcm.edu.
Qiannan YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, 11th Floor, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Daniel Y LovellDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, 11th Floor, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Chunhua ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 121 Jiangjiayuan, Nanjing, 210011, Jiangsu Province, China. 3220007171@student.must.edu.mo.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a novel surgical technique-4-P port anchoring-designed to enhance the success of robot-assisted transvaginal natural orifice procedures transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic hysterectomy (RA-vNOTES) in patients with benign gynecologic conditions. A total of 122 adult women who underwent RA-vNOTES hysterectomy using the 4-P port anchoring technique were retrospectively analyzed. The median age of the cohort was 39 years, and the median body mass index (BMI) was 26 kg/m

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Natural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryRobotic Surgical ProceduresAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOperative TimeRetrospective StudiesVagina4-P (four-point) anchoring techniqueHysterectomyPort placementRobot assistedTransvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES)

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