OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the impact of uterine size on surgical outcomes in vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) hysterectomy and compared perioperative outcomes with conventional laparoscopic hysterectomy…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the efficiency and diagnostic performance of carbon dioxide (CO2) versus saline as a distension medium during routine cystoscopy performed after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery. METHO…
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess trends by evaluating the types and complications of hysterectomies performed for benign gynecological reasons at our clinic, which is one of the largest hospitals in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Hys…
OBJECTIVE: To compare classic terminology and the PALM-COEIN (polyp, adenomyosis, leiomyoma, malignancy and hyperplasia, coagulopathy, ovulatory disorders, endometrium, iatrogenic, and not classified) classification system among women who u…
Introduction: Intraabdominal adhesions that develop because of prior abdominal or pelvic surgery may cause problems during surgery. Complications can include difficult intraabdominal entry; injury to the urinary bladder, uterus or small int…
BACKGROUND: The urinary tract endometriosis is observed in 1-2% of the patients and in 90% of these cases, there are endometriotic nodules in the bladder. With respect to knowledge, it is generally believed that pregnancy cures endometriosi…
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy is such an alternative procedure to hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy, allowing direct visualization of the female peritoneal cavity. Although transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy has an extensive history of use i…
OBJECTIVE: It is a well known fact that endometriosis is linked with apoptosis, extracellular matrix formation, and angiogenesis. In this study, the authors aim to investigate the relation between the extent of endometriosis and vascular en…