Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-12-19DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1029-x
Ertan Saridogan, Christian M Becker, Anis Feki, Grigoris F Grimbizis, Lone Hummelshoj, Joerg Keckstein, Michelle Nisolle, Vasilios Tanos, Uwe A Ulrich, Nathalie Vermeulen, Rudy Leon De Wilde
{"title":"Recommendations for the surgical treatment of endometriosis-part 1: ovarian endometrioma.","authors":"Ertan Saridogan, Christian M Becker, Anis Feki, Grigoris F Grimbizis, Lone Hummelshoj, Joerg Keckstein, Michelle Nisolle, Vasilios Tanos, Uwe A Ulrich, Nathalie Vermeulen, Rudy Leon De Wilde","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1029-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-017-1029-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study question: </strong>What does this document on the surgical treatment of endometriosis jointly prepared by the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ESHRE, and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) provide?</p><p><strong>Summary answer: </strong>This document provides recommendations covering technical aspects of different methods of surgery for endometriomas in women of reproductive age.</p><p><strong>What is already known: </strong>Endometriomas (ovarian endometriotic cysts) are a commonly diagnosed form of endometriosis, owing to the relative ease and accuracy of ultrasound diagnosis. They frequently present a clinical dilemma as to whether and how to treat them when found during imaging or incidentally during surgery. Previously published guidelines have provided recommendations based on the best available evidence, but without technical details on the management of endometriosis.</p><p><strong>Study design size and duration: </strong>A working group of ESGE, ESHRE and WES collaborated on writing recommendations on the practical aspects of endometrioma surgery.</p><p><strong>Participants/materials setting and methods: </strong>This document focused on endometrioma surgery. Further documents in this series will provide recommendations for surgery of deep and peritoneal endometriosis.</p><p><strong>Main results and the role of chance: </strong>The document presents general recommendations for surgery of endometrioma and specific recommendations for cystectomy, ablation by laser or by plasma energy, electrocoagulation and a combination of these techniques applied together or with an interval between them.</p><p><strong>Limitations and reasons for caution: </strong>Owing to the limited evidence available, recommendations are mostly based on clinical expertise.</p><p><strong>Wider implications of the findings: </strong>These recommendations complement previous guidelines on the management of endometriosis.</p><p><strong>Study funding/competing interests: </strong>The meetings of the working group were funded by ESGE, ESHRE and WES. CB declares to be a member of the independent data monitoring committee for a clinical study by ObsEva and receiving research grants from Bayer, Roche Diagnostics, MDNA Life Sciences and Volition. ES received honoraria for provision of training to healthcare professionals from Ethicon, Olympus and Gedeon Richter. The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.</p>","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s10397-017-1029-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35694975","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}
Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-07-07DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1015-3
Carlos Roger Molinas, Maria Mercedes Binda, Rudi Campo
{"title":"Dominant hand, non-dominant hand, or both? The effect of pre-training in hand-eye coordination upon the learning curve of laparoscopic intra-corporeal knot tying.","authors":"Carlos Roger Molinas, Maria Mercedes Binda, Rudi Campo","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1015-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-017-1015-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Training of basic laparoscopic psychomotor skills improves both acquisition and retention of more advanced laparoscopic tasks, such as laparoscopic intra-corporeal knot tying (LICK). This randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed to evaluate the effect of different pre-training programs in hand-eye coordination (HEC) upon the learning curve of LICK.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study was performed in a private center in Asunción, Paraguay, by 60 residents/specialists in gynaecology with no experience in laparoscopic surgery. Participants were allocated in three groups. In phase <sub>1</sub>, a baseline test was performed (<i>T</i><sub>1</sub>, three repetitions). In phase 2, participants underwent different training programs for HEC (60 repetitions): G1 with both the dominant hand (DH) and the non-dominant hand (NDH), G2 with the DH only, G3 none. In phase 3, a post HEC/pre LICK training test was performed (<i>T</i><sub>2</sub>, three repetitions). In phase 4, participants underwent a standardized training program for LICK (60 repetitions). In phase 5, a final test was performed (<i>T</i><sub>3</sub>, three repetitions). The score was based on the time taken for task completion system. The scores were plotted and non-linear regression models were used to fit the learning curves to one- and two-phase exponential decay models for each participant (individual curves) and for each group (group curves). For both HEC and LICK, the group learning curves fitted better to the two-phase exponential decay model. For HEC with the DH, G1 and G2 started from a similar point, but G1 reached a lower plateau at a higher speed. In G1, the DH curve started from a lower point than the NDH curve, but both curves reached a similar plateau at comparable speeds. For LICK, all groups started from a similar point, but immediately after HEC training and before LICK training, G1 scored better than the others. All groups reached a similar plateau but with a different decay, G1 reaching this plateau faster than the others groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates that pre-training in HEC with both the DH and the NDH shortens the LICK learning curve.</p>","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s10397-017-1015-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35390478","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}
Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-11-07DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1024-2
Roberta Corona, Maria Mercedes Binda, Leila Adamyan, Victor Gomel, Philippe R Koninckx
{"title":"N<sub>2</sub>O strongly prevents adhesion formation and postoperative pain in open surgery through a drug-like effect.","authors":"Roberta Corona, Maria Mercedes Binda, Leila Adamyan, Victor Gomel, Philippe R Koninckx","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1024-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-017-1024-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Microsurgical tenets and peritoneal conditioning during laparoscopic surgery (LS) decrease postoperative adhesions and pain. For a trial in human, the strong beneficial effects of N<sub>2</sub>O needed to be confirmed in open surgery (OS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a mouse model for OS, the effect of the gas environment upon adhesions was evaluated. Experiment I evaluated desiccation and the duration of exposure to CO<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>O or CO<sub>2</sub> + 4%O<sub>2</sub>. Experiment II evaluated the dose-response curve of adding N<sub>2</sub>O to CO<sub>2</sub>. Experiment III compared humidified CO<sub>2</sub> + 10% N<sub>2</sub>O during LS and OS.In OS, 30- and 60-min exposure to non-humidified CO<sub>2</sub> caused mortality of 33 and 100%, respectively. Mortality was prevented by humidification, by dry N<sub>2</sub>O or dry CO<sub>2</sub> + 4%O<sub>2</sub>. Adhesions increased with the duration of exposure to CO<sub>2</sub> (<i>p</i> < 0.0001) and decreased slightly by humidification or by the addition of 4% O<sub>2</sub>. N<sub>2</sub>O strongly decreased adhesions at concentrations of 5% or greater. With humidified CO<sub>2</sub> + 10% N<sub>2</sub>O, adhesion formation was similar in OS and LS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The drug-like and strong beneficial effect of low concentrations of N<sub>2</sub>O is confirmed in OS.</p>","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s10397-017-1024-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35280153","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}
Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-12-04DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1027-z
Vasilios Tanos, Hans Brölmann, Rudi Leon DeWilde, Peter O'Donovan, Elina Symeonidou, Rudi Campo
{"title":"Survey among ESGE members on leiomyosarcoma morcellation incidence.","authors":"Vasilios Tanos, Hans Brölmann, Rudi Leon DeWilde, Peter O'Donovan, Elina Symeonidou, Rudi Campo","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1027-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s10397-017-1027-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Increased awareness of leiomyosarcoma (LMS) risk during myomectomy or hysterectomy is essential. Objective and correct reasoning should prevail on any decision regarding the extent and type of surgery to employ. The anticipated risk of a sarcoma after myoma or uterus morcellation is low, and the frequency of leiomyosarcoma especially in women below the age of 40 is very rare. The prevalence data has a wide range and is therefore not reliable. The European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) initiated a survey among its members looking into the frequency of morcellated leiomyosarcoma after endoscopic surgery.The ESGE Central office sent 3422 members a structured electronic questionnaire with multiple answer choices for each question. After 3 months, the answers were classified with a unique number in the EXCEL spread sheet. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS v.18.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 3422 members, 294 (8.6%) gynaecologists replied to the questionnaire; however, only 240 perform myomectomies by laparoscopy and hysteroscopy and hysterectomies by laparoscopy. The reported experience in performing laparoscopic myomectomy, hysteroscopic myomectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH), and laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy (LSH) on an average was 10.8 (1-32) years. The vast majority of 67.1% had over 5 years of practice in laparoscopic surgery. The total number of 221 leiomyosarcoma was reported among 429,777 minimally invasive surgeries (laparoscopic and hysteroscopic myomectomies and LH and LSH), performed by all doctors in their lifetime. The overall reported sarcoma risk of all types of endoscopic myoma surgeries has been estimated to be 1.5% of operations which is very rare. Categorizing by type, 57 (0.06%) LMS were operated by laparoscopic myomectomy and 54 (0.07%) by hysteroscopic myomectomy, while 38 (0.13%) leiomyosarcoma operated by laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy and 72 (0.31%) by laparoscopic hysterectomy. The probability of a sarcoma after morcellation to be falsely diagnosed by histopathology as a benign tumour and later identified as a sarcoma in a later examination has been reported and calculated to be 0.2%. The low risk of a sarcoma is also reflected by the small number of surgeries, where only 32 doctors reported that they operated once, 29 twice, and 18 operated on 3-10 sarcomas by laparoscopy during their lifetime.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The survey demonstrated that myomectomy by hysteroscopy or laparoscopy has similar risks of sarcoma with an estimated incidence of 0.07%, much lower than that by laparoscopic hysterectomy and subtotal hysterectomy. Hence, for young patients with myoma infertility problem and low risk for LMS, myomectomy by MIS can be the first option of treatment. The fact that only 12.5% (216/1728) of uterine sarcoma cases are operated laparoscopically demonstrates the surgeons' awareness and alertness about LMS and the potential of spre","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715048/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35654514","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}
Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-04-25DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1009-1
Pietro Gambadauro, Johannes Gudmundsson
{"title":"Endometrial cancer in a woman undergoing hysteroscopy for recurrent IVF failure.","authors":"Pietro Gambadauro, Johannes Gudmundsson","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1009-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-017-1009-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hysteroscopy, despite being the undisputed gold standard for the examination of the uterine cavity, is controversial as a routine procedure in infertile women. However, benign intrauterine conditions are common in women suffering repeated in vitro fertilization (IVF) failure, and growing evidence suggests a unique diagnostic and therapeutic role for hysteroscopy. Endometrial malignancy, on the contrary, is unreported by large published series of women with repeated IVF failures undergoing hysteroscopy, and its impact on fertility, for obvious reasons, has not been studied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>An unsuspected endometrial cancer was diagnosed in an asymptomatic 38-year-old woman undergoing hysteroscopy because of several repeated failures of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Endometrial cancer can be found at hysteroscopy in young women with repeated IVF failures. The possibility of repeatedly unsuccessful fertility treatments should be taken into account when counseling infertile women about conservative treatment of endometrial cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s10397-017-1009-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35078285","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}
Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-05-09DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1001-9
Tamer A Hosny
{"title":"Oophoropexy for ovarian torsion: a new easier technique.","authors":"Tamer A Hosny","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1001-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-017-1001-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oophoropexy for ovarian torsion is easy to be done by many tools either suturing to the lateral pelvic wall, plication of the ovarian ligament or even fixation to the back of the uterus, but it is little bit difficult to do it for pregnant women with less manipulation.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We propose that using trocar site closure needle can be easier and faster technique to do this. To assess the feasibility of using the trocar site closure needle to do oophoropexy in ovarian torsion and its possible applicability.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>Seven patients presented with ovarian torsion; four of them were pregnant at 7, 15, 19 and 20 weeks of gestation, two patients with ovarian hyperstimulation in IVF cycles and one adolescent patient with hemorrhagic cyst. They were diagnosed by clinical presentation and ultrasound with Doppler analysis, and confirmed by laparoscopy where they underwent detorsion and fixation of the ovary using the trocar site closure needle.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Follow up of all the cases after one week showed improvement of the symptoms and normal Doppler flow of the target ovary then after three weeks by ultrasonography which revealed normal Doppler flow in the previously torsioned ovary. Two pregnant women underwent cesarean delivery where the operated ovary was observed during the delivery and was normal in shape and freely mobile with no adhesions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We propose that this technique is easier, faster and more comfortable especially in ovarian torsion in pregnant women and torsion in hyperstimulated ovaries.</p>","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s10397-017-1001-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35078288","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}
Gynecological SurgeryPub Date : 2017-01-01Epub Date: 2017-12-02DOI: 10.1186/s10397-017-1028-y
J De Loose, S Weyers
{"title":"A laparoscopic training model for surgical trainees.","authors":"J De Loose, S Weyers","doi":"10.1186/s10397-017-1028-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-017-1028-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s10397-017-1028-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35238491","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":"Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy in the treatment of benign gynaecological disease: a retrospective review over 5 years","authors":"R. Mallick, J. English, N. Waters","doi":"10.1007/s10397-016-0990-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-016-0990-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10397-016-0990-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52044932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fragmented (multi-step) removal of the cervix in total hysterectomy: A technique in obese females with deep pelvis and long cervix","authors":"A. El-Agwany","doi":"10.1007/s10397-016-0989-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-016-0989-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10397-016-0989-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52044924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Chalhoub, V. Tanos, R. Campo, A. Kesrouani, E. El Rassy, J. Rizkallah, Dany Chalhoub, C. Walter, Z. Sleiman
{"title":"The role of video games in facilitating the psychomotor skills training in laparoscopic surgery","authors":"E. Chalhoub, V. Tanos, R. Campo, A. Kesrouani, E. El Rassy, J. Rizkallah, Dany Chalhoub, C. Walter, Z. Sleiman","doi":"10.1007/s10397-016-0986-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-016-0986-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46311,"journal":{"name":"Gynecological Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10397-016-0986-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52044876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}