Frontiers in surgery

INTRODUCTION: Post-hysterectomy vaginal vault collections, often infected haematomas, cause significant morbidity requiring resource-intensive and invasive management. Our proposed method for vault drainage, a novel ultrasound-guided techni…

Background and objectivesTraumatic intra-abdominal testicular migration is an exceptionally rare urological emergency in pediatric patients, with limited literature to guide management. We present a case of a 9-year-old boy with post-trauma…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy on ovarian reserve function and its related risk factors. METHODS: The clinical data of 150 patients with unilateral ovarian cysts admitted to our hospital were retrospect…

INTRODUCTION: This study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of robotic single-port transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (RSP-vNOTES) compared with robotic Xi-assisted single-incision transumbilical surgery (R…

BACKGROUND: Adhesions form between tissue surfaces due to inflammation and trauma to tissue. Adhesions are a common postoperative complication of abdominopelvic surgery, often leading to chronic pain, adhesive small bowel obstruction, and i…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the therapeutic effects of laparoscopic recanalization and laparotomy recanalization on tubal patency restoration after tubal sterilization. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 122 …

BACKGROUND: The surgical management of abdominal wall tumors poses a dual challenge: achieving oncologically sound resection while preserving abdominal wall integrity. Although traditionally approached via open surgery, robotic-assisted tec…

INTRODUCTION: Sacrocolpopexy with concomitant hysterectomy is a common procedure for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. However, occult endometrial pathologies, including malignancies, may be present in some patients, which should be c…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the short-term safety, procedural characteristics, and clinical outcomes of ovarian vein embolization with adjunctive local sclerotherapy in a selected subgroup of women with pelvic venous disorder presenting with vul…

Intestinal endometriosis is a benign gynecological condition that frequently involves the rectosigmoid colon. Its synchronous occurrence with colorectal cancer is exceptionally rare and diagnostically challenging, particularly when mimickin…

BACKGROUND: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, abbreviated as NOTES, a novel surgical technique, involves the insertion of a flexible endoscope into a natural orifice, such as the oral cavity, stomach, vagina, colon, or bladde…

BACKGROUND: Despite evidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with adenomyosis, there are no established strategies for risk assessment, stratification, or prevention of these potential complications. This study aimed to describe an…

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Female bladder pain syndrome (FBPS), previously known as interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). Numerous research indirectly prove that Female bladder pain syndrome (FBPS) is associated with immun…

OBJECTIVE: Cesarean section (CS) rates have risen globally, with cesarean scar defect (CSD) being a common complication. Few studies have investigated the impact of CSD on in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection frozen embry…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical utility of the Pictorial Blood Loss Assessment Chart (PBAC) as a quantitative tool for measuring treatment response in patients undergoing hysteroscopy for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), and to examine …

OBJECTIVES: The combined technology of laparoscopy, choledochoscope and gastroscope was used in the treatment of gallbladder stones combined with common bile duct stones, which consists of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), laparoscopic com…

BACKGROUND: The optimal surgical approach for hysterectomy in patients with complex large uteri remains controversial, particularly in those with uterine enlargement and obesity. This study aimed to compare perioperative outcomes and compli…

BACKGROUND: This meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify risk factors for conversion to laparotomy during laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) for both benign and malignant gynecologic conditions. METHODS: A comprehensive sea…

The first volume of this Research Topic (RT) focused largely on patient safety and complication management [1]. In this second volume, the submitted manuscripts also group around key contemporary themes. For instance, four papers are dedica…

Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare subtype of benign smooth muscle tumor that can exhibit malignant-like biological behavior. Originating in the uterus, IVL grows in mass-like formations within small veins and can extend into the in…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of performing laparoscopic hysterectomy using an articulating laparoscopic instrument that provides flexible and ergonomic movements similar to robotic systems and to demonstrate the s…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to establish a risk prediction model of endometriosis in infertile women and verify the model. METHODS: A retrospective study was made of 140 infertile women hospitalized at Henan Provincial People's Hospital betw…