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Virtual Poster Details

Name
09769 - Vaginal Approach for the Surgically Complex Abdomen
Presenting Author
Aya Mohr-Sasson
Affiliation
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Abstract
Study Objective: To demonstrate the advantage of Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) approach in a woman with surgically complex abdomen.

Design: Video case presentation.

Setting: Elective surgery performed in a tertiary University affiliated medical center.

Patients or Participants: A 32-year-old woman G2P0020 with medical history of endometriosis, hypertension, Nutcracker syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis and Autoimmune dysautonomia. Her past surgical history included: jejunostomy, ileostomy and gastrostomy with PEG tube.

Interventions: The patient desires bilateral salpingectomy for sterilization.

Measurements and Main Results: The video demonstrates the decision for choosing the vNOTES approach and the surgical steps.

Conclusion: vNOTES should be considered as the favorable surgical approach in women following previous abdominal surgeries.

Authors

Mohr-Sasson, A*, Hui, M, Dziadek, O, Montealegre, A. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Primary Category
Natural Orifice Surgery
Secondary Category
Laparoscopy
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