ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026
Short-term sexual function after vNOTES vs. transumbilical single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications: a retrospective cohort study.
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Background: Sexual function is an important patient-reported outcome after hysterectomy but remains underreported in direct comparisons of scar-minimizing surgical approaches. This study compared short-term sexual function, perioperative outcomes, and postoperative pain between transumbilical single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy and vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) for benign gynecologic indications. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 90 consecutive eligible patients treated between January 2023 and January 2025: 49 underwent transumbilical single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy and 41 underwent vNOTES hysterectomy. Surgical route was selected according to patient preference after preoperative counseling. The primary outcome was the change in total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score from baseline to 3 months postoperatively ( Results: Baseline age, BMI, parity, menopausal status, previous cesarean delivery, and uterine weight were comparable between groups. Median operative time was shorter with vNOTES than with single-port laparoscopy [58 (IQR, 55-65) vs. 79 (IQR, 75-87) min; Conclusions: vNOTES hysterectomy was associated with shorter operative time, shorter hospital stay, lower postoperative pain, and less frequent additional analgesic requirement than transumbilical single-port laparoscopy, while short-term sexual-function outcomes were comparable between techniques. These findings support vNOTES as a feasible scar-minimizing alternative for appropriately selected patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disease.
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