Transvaginal NOTES with semi-rigid and rigid endoscopes that allow adjustable viewing angles
Purpose To evaluate semi-rigid and rigid endoscopes for transvaginal NOTES surgery. Methods One rigid endoscope (EndoCAMeleon, KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen Germany) and one semi-rigid endoscope (EndoEYE LTF-VH, Olympus Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) that allow adjustable viewing ang...
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Published in | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 283; no. 1; pp. 131 - 132 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer-Verlag
2011
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Purpose
To evaluate semi-rigid and rigid endoscopes for transvaginal NOTES surgery.
Methods
One rigid endoscope (EndoCAMeleon, KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen Germany) and one semi-rigid endoscope (EndoEYE LTF-VH, Olympus Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) that allow adjustable viewing angles have been used during four transvaginal gynecological NOTES procedures for chronic pelvic pain and infertility.
Results
Feasibility of transvaginal access to enter the abdominal cavity was shown. Posterior peritoneum, ovaries and tubal patency were evaluated. The evaluated endoscopes did not overcome the inability to explore the anterior pelvic structures.
Conclusions
Rigid and semi-rigid endoscopes that allow adjustable viewing angles during transvaginal NOTES approaches cannot explore the whole pelvic anatomical structures. |
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ISSN: | 0932-0067 1432-0711 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00404-010-1430-4 |