Robot-assisted Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for Management of Endometriosis: A Pilot Study of 33 Cases

Yiming Zhang, Zhang Y, Delgado S, Stephanie Delgado, Liu J, Juan Liu, Zhenkun Guan, Guan Z, Xiaoming Guan, Guan X
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology · 2021 · vol. 28(12) , pp. 2060–2066 · doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2021.06.004 · PMID:34144208 · W3167861326
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This pilot study assessed the feasibility and outcomes of robot-assisted transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery for endometriosis management in 33 patients.

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical techniques and short-term outcomes for 33 cases of robot-assisted transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (RvNOTES) to treat endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series study. SETTING: Academic tertiary care university hospital in Houston, TX. PATIENTS: Patients who underwent RvNOTES resection of endometriosis between March 2020 and March 2021. INTERVENTIONS: RvNOTES. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: A total of 33 cases of patients, with pathology-confirmed endometriosis, who underwent RvNOTES total hysterectomy with resection of endometriosis were included in the study. Thirty-two cases were completed successfully by RvNOTES, and 1 case was converted to robotic transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic surgery plus 1 additional port owing to an obliterated posterior cul-de-sac and upper abdominal wall endometriosis. The average operative time was 141.93 ± 40.22 (85-264) minutes, and the mean estimated blood loss was 52.25 ± 33.82 (25-150) mL. The mean preoperative pain score using the visual analog scale (VAS) score was 8.08 ± 2.39 (2-10). The mean VAS pain score 1 week after surgery was 6.73 ± 2.62 (0-10), which was significantly lower than the preoperative scores (p = .059). The mean VAS pain score in the second and third week after surgery was 4.81 ± 2.42 (0-9) and 2.63 ± 2.36 (0-7) respectively, which were both significantly lower than those before surgery (p = .001). There were 4 postoperative complications: urinary tract infection, pneumonia, headache requiring admission, and conversion disorder. CONCLUSION: RvNOTES is a safe and feasible approach for the treatment of endometriosis, with promising short-term improvements in pain.

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery Robotics Robotics Humans Humans Pilot Projects Pilot Projects Retrospective Studies Retrospective Studies

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