{"title":"Laparoscopic Surgery for Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia with Awareness Regarding the Possibility of Endometrial Cancer.","authors":"Misato Kamii, Yoko Nagayoshi, Kazu Ueda, Motoaki Saito, Hirokuni Takano, Aikou Okamoto","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_44_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_44_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Although atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) is considered a precancerous disease, the frequency with which AEH and endometrial cancer (EC) coexist is not low. Broadly, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) is performed for treating AEH; however, it is unclear what perioperative precautions need to be taken. This study aimed to clarify the points to be considered when performing TLH for AEH.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We retrospectively identified 57 patients who underwent TLH for AEH in our hospitals. We extracted data on clinical characteristics, preoperative examinations (endometrial sampling and diagnostic imaging), surgical procedures, and final pathological diagnoses. Then, we statistically analyzed the difference in clinicopathological features and preoperative examinations between patients postoperatively diagnosed with EC and those diagnosed with AEH.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty patients (35%) who underwent TLH for AEH were diagnosed with EC postoperatively (16 [28%] with stage IA EC and four [7.0%] with stage IB EC). We found no significant differences in clinical characteristics and preoperative evaluations between patients postoperatively diagnosed with EC and those diagnosed with AEH. The group with stage IB EC had a significantly higher median age and a significantly higher proportion of postmenopausal patients and patients with adenomyosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is important to recognize the risk of coexisting EC when performing TLH for AEH. High-precision endometrial sampling and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging are recommended for diagnosing AEH. In addition, surgical procedures for AEH are required to prevent cancer spillage in consideration of its coexistence, such as tubal sealing before manipulator insertion or avoiding using manipulator.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"12 1","pages":"32-37"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/83/84/GMIT-12-32.PMC10071869.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9264597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Mario Villa, Giovanni Falcicchio, Cristina Cesana, Antonio Malvasi, Nico Picardi, Giovanni Vergottini, Poli Piero, Miriam Dellino, Vera Loizzi, Antonella Vimercati, Ettore Cicinelli, Antonio Pellegrino
{"title":"Robotic Sacrocolpopexy with Autologous Fascia Lata: A Case Series.","authors":"Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Mario Villa, Giovanni Falcicchio, Cristina Cesana, Antonio Malvasi, Nico Picardi, Giovanni Vergottini, Poli Piero, Miriam Dellino, Vera Loizzi, Antonella Vimercati, Ettore Cicinelli, Antonio Pellegrino","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_7_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_7_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Apical prolapse involves the upper vagina or vaginal vault after hysterectomy. Treatment is indicated for symptomatic women, and surgical approach is considered for women who failed or refused conservative therapy. We performed 10 pickups of autologous fascia, used for robotic sacrocolpopexy (RSCP).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We included patients between 60 and 80 years old who showed a Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-q) over the second stage and with symptoms related to prolapse.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All of them underwent autologous fascia lata (AFL) pickup from the right leg and after to RSCP. One patient underwent also posterior colporrhaphy. The mean intraoperative time was 199.2 min (183-230 min). No intra-operatory complications were reported. POP-q assessment during follow-up showed improvements: C point gained on average 7.6 points (5-8) and mean values went from -0.6 to - 8.2 cm (-7 to -9 cm). The three women who had anterior compartment defects shows good anatomical reconstitution with a mean Aa and Ba value of - 2.83 cm (-2.5 to -3 cm) and gained 4 points (average gain: 3.5-4.5 cm). Total vaginal lenght (TVL).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to these data, in our experience, AFL employment showed a good anatomical result from the first to last follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"12 1","pages":"10-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/41/f7/GMIT-12-10.PMC10071871.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9264594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Septic Shock Following Operative Hysteroscopy in a Menopausal Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.","authors":"Moad Belouad, Abdelhamid Benlghazi, Lina Belkouchi, Yassine Bouhtouri, Saad Benali, Jaouad Kouach","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_33_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_33_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery such as hysteroscopy has a low risk of complications. Infections, however, are more common in the presence of risk factors such as smoking, history of pelvic inflammatory disease, and endometriosis. We report the case of a patient who underwent operative hysteroscopy without immediate complications and was admitted 2 days later to the emergency department in a severe state of septic shock. With multiple organ failures requiring admission to an intensive care unit, the patient died despite extensive antibiotic therapy and vasoactive drugs. Ascending infection can be a potentially fatal complication of hysteroscopy, even in the absence of known risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"12 1","pages":"55-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c4/a0/GMIT-12-55.PMC10071870.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9270718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Minimally Invasive Surgery-Multidisciplinary Team in Advanced and Recurrent Gynecological Cancers: 10-Year Exploration and Practice.","authors":"Caixia Li, Zhongjie Wang, Weihong Yang, Guihai Ai, Zhongping Cheng","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_64_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_64_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The treatment of advanced and recurrent gynecological cancers (ARGCs) remains more difficult evens. This assay aims to introduce the application of minimally invasive surgery-multidisciplinary team (MIS-MDT) as well as a comprehensive evaluation and treatment program of ARGC.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The diagnosis and treatment model of MDT collaboration has become a new model of clinical cancer treatment. In my country, it is in the start-up and trial stage. Our team began to explore surgical treatment of recurrent gynecological cancers in 2011 and has been committed to MDT treatment of ARGC for more than 3 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>So far, 61 patients have completed MDT treatment (28 of them were advanced gynecological cancer patients, 33 of them were recurrent gynecological cancer patients). Among them, MDT involved 43 times in gastrointestinal surgery, 21 times in urology, 5 times in the department of intractable abdominal diseases, and 5 times in other departments. After surgery, 58 patients (95%) restarted adjuvant therapy such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In addition, 32 patients (52.5%) underwent genetic and molecular testing, of which 14 patients (23%) accepted targeted and immunotherapy based on the testing results. After MIS-MDT treatment, the median progression-free survival of these patients was >30 months, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These patients have achieved good results after surgery of MDT. With continuous accumulation and summarization, we have systematically reviewed the diagnosis and treatment model of ARGC and guided clinical work as the model of Tongji Tenth Hospital (comprehensive evaluation and treatment).</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"12 3","pages":"141-147"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8c/67/GMIT-12-141.PMC10553593.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41113219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oral Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist Relugolix Has the Same Effect as Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Injections in Terms of Preparation for Transcervical Resection Myomectomy.","authors":"Mika Ito, Osamu Yoshino, Takehiro Hiraoka, Yosuke Ono, Kouta Tanaka, Shunsuke Iwahata, Masako Honda, Akiko Furue, Junichi Nishijima, Takahito Shimoda, Haruko Iwase, Akinori Miki, Hikaru Tagaya, Shuji Hirata, Nobuya Unno","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_9_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_9_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For preparing the optimal condition in transcervical resection (TCR) surgery, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist has been utilized. Recently, an oral GnRH antagonist (relugolix) is available and acts directly on GnRH receptor, avoiding flare up and reducing blood E2 levels rapidly. We retrospectively compared the oral GnRH antagonist (<i>n</i> = 14) effect to that of subcutaneous GnRH agonist (<i>n</i> = 19) for the pretreatment of endometrium in TCR myomectomy. Endometrial thickening was determined by intraoperative videos. The color tone of the endometrium in the normal part was assessed by digital image processing. The median duration of the first GnRH agonist injection and the surgery was 67 days (21-136 days), which is significantly longer than that of the oral GnRH antagonist group, 18.5 days (7-157 days <i>P</i> < 0.01). Both the GnRH agonist and antagonist groups did not exhibit prominence in the endometrium. The GnRH antagonist group showed the same degree of whiteness in the normal endometrium as the GnRH agonist group. The oral GnRH antagonist administration could rapidly atrophy the endometrium and create an optimal surgical field for TCR in a short period.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"11 4","pages":"238-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ec/bb/GMIT-11-238.PMC9844050.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10607226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ovarian Ligament Plication as a Treatment for Patient with Elongated Ovarian Ligament with Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the Absence of Ovarian Torsion.","authors":"Rakhi Rai, Kallol Kumar Roy, Rinchen Zangmo, Vinod Nair, Aayush Jain","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_78_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_78_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elongated ovarian ligament can lead to adnexal torsion. Several cases of ovarian torsion have been reported where the ovarian ligament was elongated, and ovarian detorsion and ovarian ligament plication were done. In our case, a young girl presented with recurrent left lower abdominal pain, especially after exercise, with normal ovaries found on ultrasound. Laparoscopy was performed given recurrent pelvic pain and found elongated left ovarian ligament with normal ovaries. Considering the possibility of recurrent torsion and detorsion of the ovary due to elongated left ovarian ligament, left ovarian ligament plication was done. The patient remained pain-free till 1 year of follow-up. No such case has been reported in the literature where the ovarian ligament plication was performed without torsion. Hence, elongated ovarian ligament could cause recurrent pelvic pain due to possible torsion, and a simple, easy procedure of ovarian ligament plication can help relieve pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"11 4","pages":"250-252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/54/a6/GMIT-11-250.PMC9844036.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10554180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative Study of Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Intraoperative Levobupivacaine Local Infiltration Anesthesia and Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Following Gynecologic Laparoscopy.","authors":"Akiko Otake, Naoko Sasamoto, Noriko Sato, Ryota Kumasaka, Yoshimitsu Yamamoto, Kazushige Adachi","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_120_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_120_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aim to assess the postoperative analgesic effect of intraoperative levobupivacaine local infiltration anesthesia (LA) and transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in gynecologic laparoscopy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective analysis on the data of 260 patients treated by gynecologic laparoscopy (adnexal surgery, hysterectomy, and myomectomy) between January 2019 and December 2020 at Minoh City Hospital, Osaka Japan. Patients were divided into two groups: intraoperative LA group and TAP block group. We assessed clinical characteristics, surgical results, postoperative numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scores, and the frequency of analgesic use up to 24 h after surgery in overall and by each type of surgery. Pearson's χ<sup>2</sup> test, Fisher's exact test, and Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis test were used for statistical analysis. Multiple regression analysis was used for multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>NRS pain score was statistically significantly higher in the LA group than in the TAP group 1 h after surgery in overall (<i>P</i> = 0.04), with NRS difference of 0.4 which was not clinically significant. No significant differences were observed in NRS pain scores at 3, 6, 12, and 24 h after surgery or in the frequency of analgesic use up to 24 h after surgery in overall and by type of surgery. Endometriosis was associated with increased postoperative pain at 1 h after surgery in adnexal surgeries (<i>P</i> = 0.04) and suggestive for all surgeries. Younger age was related to more frequency of analgesic use up to 24 h after surgery in overall, adnexal surgeries, and hysterectomy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intraoperative levobupivacaine LA may have similar postoperative analgesic effects as TAP block in gynecologic laparoscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"11 4","pages":"231-237"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/06/b4/GMIT-11-231.PMC9844037.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10554183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative Evaluation of Preoperative Imaging and Postoperative Histopathology in 108 Patients Who Underwent Laparoscopic- or Robot-Assisted Surgery for Endometrial Cancer.","authors":"Noriko Terada, Motoki Matsuura, Shoko Kurokawa, Mizue Teramoto, Masamitsu Hanakenaka, Tsuyoshi Saito","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_114_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_114_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this study was to compare preoperative imaging evaluation results and postoperative histopathology examinations of patients who underwent laparoscopic- or robot-assisted surgery for suspected Stage IA endometrial carcinoma.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>There were 298 patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer at our institution between April 2014 and March 2019. Preoperative imaging evaluation based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) revealed 180 patients suspected of having Stage IA disease. Of these, 72 underwent open surgery, 12 underwent robot-assisted surgery, and 96 underwent laparoscopic surgery. In this study, preoperative imaging evaluation results and postoperative histopathology examinations of 108 patients who underwent laparoscopic- or robot-assisted surgery were retrospectively compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 108 patients, who underwent laparoscopic- or robot-assisted surgery for suspected Stage IA disease, 98 had Stage IA, two had Stage IB, and four had Stages II and III disease. The sensitivity of imaging evaluations based on preoperative MRI and CT was 90.7%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Utilizing preoperative MRI and CT imaging resulted in a high rate of successful diagnosis of Stage IA endometrial carcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"11 4","pages":"203-208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fb/d7/GMIT-11-203.PMC9844038.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10558648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Osseous Metaplasia of the Endometrium and Successful Hysteroscopic Resection: A Video Case and Review of the Literature.","authors":"Pinar Kadirogullari, Kerem Doga Seckin, Nura Fitnat Topbas Selcuki","doi":"10.4103/gmit.gmit_121_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/gmit.gmit_121_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osseous metaplasia of the endometrium is defined by the presence of mature or immature bone tissue in the endometrium. Most of the cases are associated with secondary infertility after abortion, chronic endometritis, or the presence of foreign bodies in the endometrium. Some cases are asymptomatic; others have menstrual abnormalities such as menorrhagia or oligomenorrhea. Osseous metaplasia is mostly seen after recurrent abortions. Removing the bone tissue helps spontaneous conception. Intrauterine hyperechogenic lesion, suggesting calcification in transvaginal ultrasonography, creates suspicion in diagnosis. Here, we present a patient who underwent dilatation and curettage procedure following a missed abortion, and osseous metaplasia of endometrium was radiologically detected at a 1-month follow-up examination. White bony material was shown in the uterine cavity with hysteroscopy. The lesion was treated by hysteroscopic removal without any complications. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of endometrial osseous metaplasia. Thus, hysteroscopy was effective in the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial osseous metaplasia.</p>","PeriodicalId":45272,"journal":{"name":"Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy-GMIT","volume":"11 4","pages":"244-246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2f/7d/GMIT-11-244.PMC9844042.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10607225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}