Themos Grigoriadis

Background: and Objectives: Augmented reality (AR) is increasingly being explored as an adjunct to image-guided minimally invasive surgery. In gynecology, its potential may be particularly relevant in fertility-preserving procedures, where…

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of the vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) technique in patients suffering from gynecological cancer. Methods: A syst…

Background/Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) compared to hysteroscopic resection for managing women with symptomatic cesarean scar defects (CSDs). Methods: This systematic …

BACKGROUND: The complexity of surgical management in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) demands the optimisation of perioperative care protocols to ensure optimal postoperative outcomes. OBJECTIVES: This meta-analysis evaluat…

Human infertility represents a multifaceted condition, with oxidative stress (OS) and microRNAs (miRNAs) emerging as key contributors to its pathophysiology. This comprehensive review explores the complex interplay between reactive oxygen s…

Background/objectivesEndocrine disruptors (EDs) are xenobiotic chemicals that disrupt hormone signaling and homeostasis within the human body. Accumulative evidence proposes that EDs could affect systemic hormone balance and local microbial…

Globally, endometriosis affects almost 10% of reproductive-aged women, leading to chronic pain and discomfort. Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) seem to play a pivotal role as a causal factor. The current manuscript aims to explain pote…

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of the vaginal natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) approach in gynecology for obese patients. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, …

Background: To investigate whether deep neuromuscular blockade (NMB) improves surgical conditions and postoperative pain compared to moderate block, in patients undergoing gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. Methods: A single blind, randomize…

OBJECTIVE: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) may be indicated in patients with deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) to treat severe chronic pelvic pain symptoms, recurrences, or co-existing uterine disease. This study discusses the cha…

Tubal endometriosis (EM) refers to the detection of ectopic endometrial implants on tubes. It may cause a significant defect of the tubes, translating into dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and infertility. We aimed to evaluate the disease charact…

Introduction and hypothesisIn this video we present the surgical management of a 58-year-old woman presenting with a large prolapsed myomatous uterus treated with vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and pelvic floor repair (PFR) (uterosacral ligament…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of microablative fractional CO2 laser therapy for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) management, when three, four, or five laser therapies were applied in a follow-up period …

We conducted this prospective cohort study to standardize our laparoscopic technique of excision of posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodules, according to their size, location, and geometry, including 36 patients who were gro…

The objective of this prospective study was to assess the safety and short-term outcome of the Helica Thermal Coagulator in the laparoscopic treatment of early stage endometriosis. Two hundred and fifty consecutive women with chronic pelvic…

The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of day-case Cavaterm plus thermal balloon endometrial ablation in the treatment of therapy-resistant menorrhagia. The study included 220 patients with a mean age of 4…