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No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2020-2025

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  • adenomyosis 1
2025
Vaginal NOTES adnexal surgery: Results of a retrospective cohort study in The Netherlands.
European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X ·doi:10.1016/j.eurox.2025.100422

ObjectiveVaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopy (vNOTES) is a minimally invasive technique gaining popularity for several gynaecological procedures. This study presents the first 81 adnexal cases, performed in The Netherlands.Design…

2024
Vaginal assisted NOTES hysterectomy in The Netherlands; A prospective cohort study.
European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X ·doi:10.1016/j.eurox.2024.100323

ObjectivesVaginal assisted Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) combines the benefits of vaginal and endoscopic surgery. This study presents the results of the first vaginal assisted NOTES hysterectomies (VANH) in The Net…

2023
Procedural sedation and analgesia versus general anesthesia for hysteroscopic myomectomy (PROSECCO trial): A multicenter randomized controlled trial.
PLoS medicine ·doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004323

BackgroundHysteroscopic resection is the first-choice treatment for symptomatic type 0 and 1 fibroids. Traditionally, this was performed under general anesthesia. Over the last decade, surgical procedures are increasingly being performed in…

article 2020
[A new way of performing hysterectomy: natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses the natural orifices of the human body such as the vagina (vNOTES) in order to access the abdominal cavity. Currently, the vNOTES h…