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Acknowledgement to referees 2015

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Ex abundanti cautela: From the tragedy of inadvertent sarcoma morcellation to inappropriate myoma screening

Authors: Thierry Van den Bosch

Office Hysteroscopy. An operative gold standard technique and an important contribution to Patient Safety

According to World Health Organization (WHO), about 1 out of 10 hospitalized patients suffers an adverse event, in developed countries, being an adverse event an injury related to medical management, in contra...

Authors: J. Mairos and P. Di Martino

Laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review

The use of robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has gained popularity in the field of gynaecology, including pelvic floor surgery. To assess the benefits of RAS, we conducted a systematic review of randomized controll...

Authors: Geertje Callewaert, Jan Bosteels, Susanne Housmans, Jasper Verguts, Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Frank Van der Aa, Dirk De Ridder, Ignace Vergote and Jan Deprest

A new approach to simplify surgical colpotomy in laparoscopic hysterectomy

New surgical techniques and technology have simplified laparoscopic hysterectomy and have enhanced the safety of this procedure. However, the surgical colpotomy step has not been addressed. This study evaluate...

Authors: L. van den Haak, J. P. T. Rhemrev, M. D. Blikkendaal, A. C. M. Luteijn, J. J. van den Dobbelsteen, S. R. C. Driessen and F. W. Jansen

Suggested spontaneous resolution of possible paediatric hydrosalpinx: a case report with discussion

Hydrosalpinx is a rare cause of abdominal pain in paediatric patients, though cases are documented in the literature. Its aetiology differs considerably from traditional hydrosalpinx due to ascending sexually ...

Authors: Zainab Kazmi, Sujata Gupta and Michael Dobson

The Thessaloniki ESHRE/ESGE consensus on diagnosis of female genital anomalies

What is the recommended diagnostic work-up of female genital anomalies according to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)/European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) system...

Authors: Grigoris F. Grimbizis, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Sotirios H. Saravelos, Stephan Gordts, Caterina Exacoustos, Dominique Van Schoubroeck, Carmina Bermejo, Nazar N. Amso, Geeta Nargund, Dirk Timmermann, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Sara Brucker, Carlo De Angelis, Marco Gergolet, Tin Chiu Li, Vasilios Tanos…

Does hysteroscopic metroplasty for septate uterus represent a risk factor for adverse outcome during pregnancy and labor?

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether hysteroscopic metroplasty for septate uterus represents a risk factor of adverse outcome in pregnancy, during labor, and after delivery. This is a retrospective com...

Authors: Nataša Kenda Šuster and Marco Gergolet

The FAST-EU trial: 12-month clinical outcomes of women after intrauterine sonography-guided transcervical radiofrequency ablation of uterine fibroids

The FAST-EU Trial was designed to establish the effectiveness and confirm the safety of transcervical intrauterine sonography-guided radiofrequency ablation with the VizAblate™ System in the treatment of sympt...

Authors: Hans Brölmann, Marlies Bongers, José Gerardo Garza-Leal, Janesh Gupta, Sebastiaan Veersema, Rik Quartero and David Toub

Abstracts of the 24^th Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), 7^th -10^th October 2015, Syma – Budapest – Hungary

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Intravesical mini-laparoscopic repair of vesicovaginal fistulas

Vesicovaginal fistulas (VVF) constitute the most common type of genitourinary fistulas. In developed countries, VVF are almost always iatrogenic and frequently a secondary result of gynecological surgery. Some...

Authors: Antoni Llueca, Jose Luis Herraiz, Miguel Rodrigo, Yasmin Mazzouzi, Dolores Piquer, Miriam Guijarro, Arhoa Cañete and Javier Escrig

Intraoperative transvaginal sonography: a novel approach for localization of deeper myomas during laparoscopic myomectomy

The aim of this study is to assess the use of intraoperative transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) to locate deep myomas that were not identified on laparoscopic view. The design of this study is a prospective ob...

Authors: P .G Paul, Dimple K. Ahluwalia, Dhivya Narasimhan, Gaurav Chopade, Saurabh Patil, Varsha Rengaraj and Tanuka Das

Minimally invasive management of 14–16-week abdominal ectopic with hemoperitoneum: an emergency laparoscopic procedure

Since the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy on a pregnant lady in 1991, a plethora of articles and case studies have been published addressing laparoscopy and their role in pregnancy. The Royal College of Obs...

Authors: Mohammed Rizk and Haitham Salem

Abstracts of Oral, Poster and Video Presentations British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy Silver Jubilee Meeting ‘Preparing for a Golden Era’ Central Hall Westminster, London 4^th & 5^th June 2015

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Long-term clinical outcomes of repeat hysteroscopic endometrial ablation after failed hysteroscopic endometrial ablation

The study aims to describe patient characteristics, uterine cavity shape and histopathology, complications, and long-term clinical outcomes of women who failed hysteroscopic rollerball or loop endometrial abla...

Authors: Grace W. Yeung, George A. Vilos, Angelos G. Vilos, Ayman Oraif, Hanin Abduljabar and Basim Abu-Rafea

Hysteroscopic morcelation of large type II myoma

Authors: Karin Abbink, Sameer Sendy, Tawfig H. Gaafar and Dick C. Schoot

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy: a first series demonstrating how a new surgical technique can be applied in a low-resource setting

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of a salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES). Conventional, reusable laparoscopic instruments were u...

Authors: Van Peer Sarah and Baekelandt Jan

First-generation endometrial ablation revisited: retrospective outcome study—a series of 218 patients with premenopausal dysfunctional bleeding

Premenopausal dysfunctional bleeding (PDB) is a common medical problem. Surgery is typically performed after the failure of a medical approach. Surgical options include endometrial ablation techniques or a hys...

Authors: S. Knaepen and S. Van Calenbergh

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for non-puerperal uterine inversion: anatomical and operative considerations

The diagnosis and management of non-puerperal uterine inversion can be challenging. The majority of cases are caused by benign leiomyomas, but 15 % are related to a malignant mass. Published case reports can g...

Authors: Vasileios Minas, Antonios Anagnostopoulos and Nahid Gul

Delivery and pregnancy outcome in women with bowel resection for deep endometriosis: a retrospective cohort study

Endometriosis affects women in reproductive age and can involve bowel in 6–12 % of the patients. In case of bowel occlusion or deep pain, radical laparoscopic endometriosic surgery associated with bowel resect...

Authors: Silvia Baggio, Paola Pomini, Alessandro Zecchin, Simone Garzon, Cecilia Bonin, Lorenza Santi, Anna Festi and Massimo Piergiuseppe Franchi

Adnexectomy by poor man’s transvaginal NOTES

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of adnexectomy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) for benign adnexal masses. Conventional, reusable...

Authors: Anneleen Reynders and Jan Baekelandt

Broad ligament defects as a cause of chronic pelvic pain

We report a case of a woman with chronic right-sided pelvic pain with an unusual combination of broad ligament defects and associated terminal ileum and caecum herniation. Reduction of the hernia and closure o...

Authors: Charlotte Palmer, David Rowlands and Vasileios Minas

Extensive peritoneal lavage decreases postoperative C-reactive protein concentrations: a RCT

Although extensive lavage is useful in peritoneal infections as diverticulitis, the extent of peritoneal lavage that should be used at the end of surgery is unclear. A randomised controlled trial comparing sta...

Authors: Carlo De Cicco, Ron Schonman, Anastasia Ussia and Philippe R. Koninckx

The prevalence of occult leiomyosarcoma at surgery for presumed uterine fibroids: a meta-analysis

There is a concern regarding the risk of occult leiomyosarcomas found at surgery for presumed benign fibroids. We sought to produce a comprehensive review of published data addressing this issue and provide hi...

Authors: Elizabeth A. Pritts, David J. Vanness, Jonathan S. Berek, William Parker, Ronald Feinberg, Jacqueline Feinberg and David L. Olive

SOS save our surgeons: Stress levels reduced by robotic surgery

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) is making an increasingly significant contribution to the field of gynaecological surgery. RALS offers similar patient benefits to standard laparoscopic surgery (SL...

Authors: A. M. Hurley, P. J. Kennedy, L. O’Connor, T. G. Dinan, J. F. Cryan, G. Boylan and B. A. O’Reilly

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy with previous cesarean section using a standardized technique: experience of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) in the presence of patients with previous cesarean section (CS) is becoming increasingly common. When performing TLH in these patients, bladder adhesions to the uterus may...

Authors: C. Celle, C. Pomés, G. Durruty, M. Zamboni and M. Cuello

Anxiety at outpatient hysteroscopy

This review summarises current understanding and research on the association between anxiety and outpatient hysteroscopy. Women undergoing hysteroscopy suffer from significant levels of anxiety, with repercuss...

Authors: Pietro Gambadauro, Ramesan Navaratnarajah and Vladimir Carli

Pictorial blood loss assessment chart for quantification of menstrual blood loss: a systematic review

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBLAC) compared to objective measurements of menstrual blood loss (MBL), a systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cumulative Index t...

Authors: Sherif A. El-Nashar, Sherif A. M. Shazly and Abimbola O. Famuyide

Conservative laparoscopic electrocoagulation adenomyolysis for the management of symptomatic adenomyosis

The objective of the study was to assess the safety and efficacy of conservative laparoscopic electrocoagulation adenomyolysis (CLEA) in the management of women with symptomatic adenomyosis. The study design i...

Authors: Hosam Abdel-Fattah, Nasser El-Lakkany, Adel Saad Helal, Alaa Mosbah, El-Said Abdel-Hady and Mahmoud Abdel-Shaheed

Belgian consensus on adhesion prevention in hysteroscopy and laparoscopy

Intrauterine and intraabdominal adhesions are a major cause for infertility. The most recent investigations have demonstrated the potential of intraperitoneal adhesion barriers combined with good surgical tech...

Authors: Verguts Jasper, Bosteels Jan, Corona Roberta, Hamerlynck Tjalina, Mestdagh Greet, Nisolle Michelle, Puttemans Patrick, Squifflet Jean-Luc, Van Herendael Bruno and Weyers Steven

A study to compare the pain, discomfort and tiredness between straight stick and single-incision laparoscopic surgery: an in vitro study

This study compares pain and tiredness experienced by a student and gynaecological surgeons of varying experience between straight sticks (SS) and single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in vitro. Data was...

Authors: Debjani Mukhopadhyay and Thomas E. J. Ind

Large ovarian cysts assumed to be benign treated via laparoscopy

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and outcome of laparoscopic surgery in the management of large ovarian cysts in patients treated at a university hospital. Twelve patients with large (diamet...

Authors: J. L. Herraiz Roda, J. A. Llueca Abella, C. Catalá Masó, Y. Maazouzi, M. Colecha Morales, A. Serra Rubert, D. Piquer Simó, C. Oliva Martí and E. Calpe Gómez

Low-cost total laparoscopic hysterectomy by single-incision laparoscopic surgery using only reusable standard laparoscopic instruments

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) by single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) with conventional, reusable laparoscopic instrume...

Authors: Anneleen Reynders and Jan Baekelandt

The GELPOINT (Applied Medical) port is a suitable instrument for salpingo-oophorectomy with good rates of patient satisfaction, in particular body image

Authors: Edward Prosser-Snelling and Timothy Duncan

Options on fibroid morcellation: a literature review

In laparoscopy, specimens have to be removed from the abdominal cavity. If the trocar opening or the vaginal outlet is insufficient to pass the specimen, the specimen needs to be reduced. The power morcellator...

Authors: Hans Brölmann, Vasilios Tanos, Grigoris Grimbizis, Thomas Ind, Kevin Philips, Thierry van den Bosch, Samir Sawalhe, Lukas van den Haak, Frank-Willem Jansen, Johanna Pijnenborg, Florin-Andrei Taran, Sara Brucker, Arnaud Wattiez, Rudi Campo, Peter O’Donovan and Rudy Leon de Wilde

Morcellation of presumed benign uterine tumors: abandon the technique or patient triage?

Authors: Frédéric Amant

Cross-linked xenogenic collagen implantation in the sheep model for vaginal surgery

The properties of meshes used in reconstructive surgery affect the host response and biomechanical characteristics of the grafted tissue. Whereas durable synthetics induce a chronic inflammation, biological gr...

Authors: Masayuki Endo, Iva Urbankova, Jaromir Vlacil, Siddarth Sengupta, Thomas Deprest, Bernd Klosterhalfen, Andrew Feola and Jan Deprest

Patient satisfaction and amenorrhea rate after endometrial ablation by ThermaChoice III or NovaSure: a retrospective cohort study

Heavy menstrual bleeding poses an important health problem, which can be managed, besides other treatments, with endometrial ablation. Nowadays, the bipolar radio frequency device (NovaSure) is the most common...

Authors: I. Muller, J. van der Palen, D. Massop-Helmink, R. Vos-de Bruin and J. M. Sikkema

Feasibility of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in supracervical hysterectomy: technique and retrospective case-control comparison

One recent innovation in the field of gynecology is laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS). It is associated with reduced postoperative pain and better cosmetic outcome. The present paper aims to explain ...

Authors: Per Istre, Lars Franch Andersen and Henrik Halvor Springborg

Obesity and older age as protective factors for vaginal cuff dehiscence following total hysterectomy

Studies have shown an increased risk of vaginal cuff dehiscence following total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). Patient variables associated with dehiscence have not been well described. This study aims to id...

Authors: Nicole M. Donnellan, Suketu Mansuria, Nancy Aguwa, Deirdre Lum, Leslie Meyn and Ted Lee

Complete plastic lining of the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic electromechanical morcellation—a promising technique

The risk of intraperitoneal fragment dissemination of uterine tissue, especially the dissemination of unexpected leiomyosarcoma during electromechanical morcellation, has been increasingly debated during the l...

Authors: Henrik Halvor Springborg and Olav Istre

Myoma morcellation and leiomyosarcoma panic

Authors: Vasilios Tanos, Hans Brölmann, Rudi Leon DeWilde, Peter O’Donovan and Rudi Campo

Ovarian endometrioma in the adolescent: a plea for early-stage diagnosis and full surgical treatment

The incidence and severity of endometriosis in adolescent are comparable with the incidence in adult women. The mean delay between the onset of symptoms and the final diagnosis varies between 6.4 and 11.7 year...

Authors: Stephan Gordts, Patrick Puttemans, Sylvie Gordts and Ivo Brosens

A mixture of 86% of CO₂, 10% of N₂O, and 4% of oxygen permits laparoscopy under local anesthesia: a pilot study

The aim of this study is to verify that 10 % of N₂O in CO₂ sufficiently reduces pain to permit laparoscopy under local anesthesia. In nine patients undergoing laparoscopy under local anesthesia for tubal steriliz...

Authors: Philippe R. Koninckx, Jasper Verguts, Roberta Corona, Leila Adamyan and Ivo Brosens

Discharge less than 6 hours after robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy—is it feasible?

The benefits of fast track regimes, i.e. reduction in hospital stay and minimization of postoperative complications, have led to their widespread use. This study tested the feasibility of a fast track programm...

Authors: Jakob Graves Rønk Dinesen, Birgit Hessellund and Lone Kjeld Petersen

The trainees’ pain with laparoscopic surgery: what do trainees really know about theatre set-up and how this impacts their health

Although it is clear that laparoscopic surgery is beneficial to the patient, such surgery brings with it unique challenges and possible injury to the surgeon. Firstly, we sought to investigate the prevalence o...

Authors: Declan Quinn and James Moohan

Tubo-ovarian abscess secondary to actinomycosis: unexpected presentation and its treatment

This is a case of an ovarian actinomycosis diagnosed as a complex ovarian cyst by ultrasound in asymptomatic patient. The ovarian tumour markers were within normal. The tube and ovary were removed laparoscopic...

Authors: Magdy Moustafa

Hysteroscopy findings and its correlation with latent endometrial tuberculosis in infertility

In India, 5 to 18 % of females attending infertility clinics are diagnosed to be suffering from genital tuberculosis. The present study was conducted to find out the prevalence of endometrial tuberculosis in i...

Authors: Subrat Kumar Mohakul, Venkata Radha Kumari Beela and Purnima Tiru

Hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) using two different balloon catheters: a randomized trial

The purposes of this study were to evaluate and compare the technical feasibility and the patients’ pain during hysterosalpingo-foam sonography (HyFoSy) using two different 2-mm balloon catheters. Randomized t...

Authors: Dominique Van Schoubroeck, Thierry Van den Bosch, Lieveke Ameye, Thomas D’Hooghe and Dirk Timmerman

Transvaginal hysterotomy for cesarean scar pregnancy in 40 consecutive cases

To propose a novel procedure as a safe and effective treatment for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), a cohort study was initiated in patients diagnosed with CSP and treated with transvaginal hysterotomy from Dece...

Authors: Zhang Huanxiao, Chen Shuqin, Jiang Hongye, Xie Hongzhe, Niu Gang, Xu Chengkang, Guan Xiaoming and Yao Shuzhong