{"title":"Surgical management of near complete labia majora fusion without hymenal disruption.","authors":"Houyu Yang, Yuanjunzi Shi, Gang Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The manuscript showcases images of a near-total fusion of a patient's labia majora. A 2-week therapy of estrogen was applied to resolve the adhesion, but it failed. Because the patient had a special requirement to keep her hymen intact, we performed surgical separation of the labia majora adhesion under hysteroscopic guidance. Subsequent 18-year follow-up confirmed the success of the surgery in achieving the expected normalization of the external genitalia. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first hysteroscopic application in major labial adhesion searching PubMed, and this technique's capacity to resolve extensive fibrous fusion without manipulating virginityrelated structures suggests endoscopic methods may address both anatomical and sociocultural needs in selected patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Wu, Yuanfang Ou, Yi Gu, Xiaofeng Zhou, Huiyu She, Yifan Qin
{"title":"Quadratus lumborum block for total laparoscopic hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jin Wu, Yuanfang Ou, Yi Gu, Xiaofeng Zhou, Huiyu She, Yifan Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>No regional blockade techniques are considered standard of care for total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). Quadratus lumborum block (QLB), a novel fascial plane block, has emerged as a potential option; however, its analgesic efficacy in TLH remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>We conducted a comprehensive search across multiple databases, including Medline PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science. No filters or language restrictions were imposed.</p><p><strong>Methods of study selection: </strong>The Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes framework in this review was as follows: (1) adult patients undergoing TLH; (2) QLB as the intervention; (3) comparison with no block or placebo; (4) primary outcome: 24-hour postoperative intravenous morphine-equivalent consumption; secondary outcomes: postoperative pain at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours, and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV); (5) RCTs. Meta-analyses, including subgroup and sensitivity analyses, were conducted using a random-effects model.</p><p><strong>Tabulation, integration and results: </strong>This analysis included 8 trials with 540 patients. QLB significantly reduced postoperative 24-hour intravenous morphine-equivalent consumption following TLH [Mean Difference (MD): -4.61 mg; 95% CI: -7.13 to -2.09; p < 0.001; I² = 57%], though the reduction was below the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of 10 mg. The static pain scores at 2, 6, and 12 hours, as well as dynamic pain scores at 2, 6, and 24 hours postoperatively, were significantly lower in the QLB group than in the control group. However, only the 2-hour postoperative dynamic pain score (MD = 1.19) exceeded the MCID of 1. No statistically significant differences were observed in the incidence of PONV.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>QLB statistically reduced postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores at certain time points after TLH, but only the 2-hour dynamic pain score exceeded the MCID with no improvement in PONV, suggesting limited clinical benefit of QLB in TLH.</p>","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patryk Piekos, Suset Rodriguez, Pasquale Patrizio, Jose Carugno
{"title":"Enhanced Myometrial Vascularity. A potentially serious complication after pregnancy loss. When to wait... when to intervene?","authors":"Patryk Piekos, Suset Rodriguez, Pasquale Patrizio, Jose Carugno","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143730451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brenna E Swift, Charlotte Axelrod, Anouk Benseler, Anna Kobylianskii, Danielle Vicus, Stephane Laframboise, Melissa Walker, Mara Sobel, Evan Tannenbaum
{"title":"A Multi-centre, Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Video-based Surgical Coaching in Gynecology.","authors":"Brenna E Swift, Charlotte Axelrod, Anouk Benseler, Anna Kobylianskii, Danielle Vicus, Stephane Laframboise, Melissa Walker, Mara Sobel, Evan Tannenbaum","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the effect of video-based coaching on technical skill development in surgical education.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Randomized controlled trial with video-based coaching (intervention group) in addition to standard surgical curriculum or the standard surgical curriculum alone (control group).</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Laparoscopic vaginal vault closure in the operating room at three academic hospitals.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Senior Obstetrics and Gynecology residents (year 3-5) on their chief resident or gynecologic oncology rotation.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>All residents were recorded performing laparoscopic closure of the vaginal cuff prior to randomization. Surgical coaching sessions followed the Wisconsin Surgical Coaching Framework over 30 minutes on Zoom with one surgical coach. All residents were recorded subsequently performing the same surgical technical skill. Blinded, expert surgeons performed the video-assessment using the OSATS, GOALS and global rating scale. The mean change in operative time and the mean change in video-assessment score between the two video-recorded attempts was compared between groups. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand the residents' perspective on video-based surgical coaching.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty residents participated with 10 in the coaching and 10 in the control group. Mean operative time to complete the suturing task was reduced by 32.8% (SD = 21.3%) in the coached group vs. 7.2% (SD = 25.1%) in the control group (p=.025). There was no significant change in surgical assessment scores within the coached or control group. Residents identified the core components of a surgical coaching program to include: (1) the resident: focused skill development, (2) the coach: focused on feedback (3) the coaching program: a structured activity. Residents envisioned monthly coaching with the opportunity for deliberate practice, the importance of a positive relationship between the coach and coachee, and the importance of faculty development in surgical coaching.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Video-based surgical coaching is an effective tool to enhance technical skill development in surgical education.</p><p><strong>Data sharing: </strong>De-identified study data is available at Swift, Brenna (2024), \"Video-based Coaching in Gynecology\", Mendeley Data, V1, 10.17632/4h34g58kkn.1 https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/4h34g58kkn/1. This trial was registered with Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT05086783 on Sept 28, 2021 and can be found at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05086783?term=NCT05086783&rank=1#study-record-dates.</p>","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143730449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anthony D Nguyen, Hannah L Marshall, Meg W Sidle, Veronica D Galaviz, Peter L Sticco, Keith T Downing
{"title":"Factors Associated with Spontaneous Conception Leading to Live Birth in Infertility Patients After Endometriosis Surgery.","authors":"Anthony D Nguyen, Hannah L Marshall, Meg W Sidle, Veronica D Galaviz, Peter L Sticco, Keith T Downing","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study objective: </strong>To determine factors associated with spontaneous conception leading to live birth in infertility patients after endometriosis surgery.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Multi-hospital health system of Catholic Health in Long Island, NY.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Infertility patients, between ages 18 and 45, who underwent endometriosis surgery with complete excision or ablation with or without excision and continued follow-up care for at least one year between January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2016 and March 31<sup>st</sup> 2022.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>Of the 100 patients, 50 achieved spontaneous conception and 40 achieved live birth within one year of surgery. Age less than 35 at the time of surgery was found to have an increased likelihood of live birth (RR 3.1, 95% CI 1.3-7.2). Being overweight (RR 1.0, 95% CI 0.4-2.2) or obese (RR 1.2, 95% CI 0.4-3.1) did not affect the likelihood of live birth. Surgery within 24 months of infertility diagnosis did not increase the likelihood of a successful delivery (RR 2.0, 95% CI 0.9-4.5). The pregnancy rate for AAGL Stage I, II, III, IV endometriosis were 42% (18/32), 32% (8/25), 46% (6/13), 42% (8/19) respectively. The logistic regression model indicated that live birth after spontaneous conception was significantly associated with younger age at the time of surgery and complete excision of endometriosis. Patients were 3.2 times (95% CI 1.3-7.8) more likely of having a live birth if they were less than 35 years old at the time of surgery. Complete excision of endometriosis conferred a 4.1-fold (95% CI 1.1-14.9) increased likelihood of a live birth.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Two factors increased the likelihood of live birth after endometriosis surgery: age at the time of surgery and complete excision of endometriosis. We cautiously recommend patients attempting spontaneous conception find an endometriosis surgeon proficient in excisional techniques. If they are under 35, there may be additional benefit from surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143700738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María T Ortiz-Fullana, Courtney Poston, Mariana Gonzalez, Katrin Arnolds
{"title":"\"Gynecologic Findings in Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (HLRCC)\".","authors":"María T Ortiz-Fullana, Courtney Poston, Mariana Gonzalez, Katrin Arnolds","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143670193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olga Bougie, Ally Murji, Maria P Velez, Jessica Pudwell, Jonas Shellenberger, Jamie Kroft
{"title":"Impact of surgeon characteristics on endometriosis surgery outcomes.","authors":"Olga Bougie, Ally Murji, Maria P Velez, Jessica Pudwell, Jonas Shellenberger, Jamie Kroft","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the association between surgeon characteristics and postoperative surgical outcomes, including rates of complications, recurrence of symptoms, fertility outcomes, and need for reoperation for individuals undergoing surgical management of endometriosis.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Population cohort study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Ontario, Canada PATIENTS: 83,787 Ontario patients, who are biologically identified as women, aged 18-50 who had an initial diagnosis of endometriosis (ICD-9-617 or ICD-10-N80) between April 1, 2002, and March 31, 2018.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Surgeon volume of endometriosis cases, grouped into four categories: 6 or fewer in the prior year (low volume), 7 - 11 (moderate volume), 12 - 23 (high volume), and 24 or more (highest volume). A modified exposure variable defined by surgeon's volume of complex endometriosis surgery (based on OHIP billing code) in the year prior to the index surgery was also used.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>The primary outcome was the rate of re-operation within 30 days of index surgery and over the duration of follow-up in the study. Secondary outcomes were postoperative complications, the rate of infertility consults, and live birth rate following endometriosis surgery.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>The majority of patients (80.3%) underwent surgery with a low volume surgeon. In the 30-day post-operative period, the lowest rate of postoperative complication was noted amongst the highest volume surgeons (5.5%). There was a significantly reduced risk of complications amongst high volume surgeons compared to low volume surgeons (aHR 0.84, 95% CI 0.74 - 0.96). Higher volume surgeons tended to refer patients for fertility assessment and these patients also had higher chance of achieving a livebirth postoperatively. Patients who underwent surgery with a high volume of complex endometriosis surgeon, were less likely to undergo repeat surgery (17.8% vs. 32.9%, aHR 0.80 (0.72 - 0.88)), including all the surgery types examined.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study suggests the majority of patients undergoing surgery for endometriosis have surgery with a low volume surgeon. Postoperative outcomes were impacted by surgeon volume, suggesting that there is a need to define criteria for surgical competency. Ongoing work to define surgeon characteristics and skills required to perform different types of endometriosis surgery is encouraged.</p>","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Xu, Benjamin M Daniel, Randy Casals, Amr El Haraki
{"title":"Prolapsing Ureterocele Presenting as Benign Vulvar Mass in Nulliparous Female.","authors":"Mark Xu, Benjamin M Daniel, Randy Casals, Amr El Haraki","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vaginal Erosion of a Prior Transabdominal Cerclage.","authors":"Ana-Maria Iancu, Herbert Wong, Grace Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2025.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16397,"journal":{"name":"Journal of minimally invasive gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}