ORAL SESSION 7: Robotic, vNOTES, and Novel Access Approaches in Gynecologic Surgery

Monday, November 16, 2026
11:35 am - 12:35 pm

Room: RM304

Faculty: Andrea Stuart, Qiannan Yang, Buse Can, Ricardo Estape, Zachary J. Connerton, Ana Clara P. Servidoni

Description: This session compares evolving operative platforms and access routes, including robotic, single-port, and vNOTES approaches. The presentations emphasize patient selection, comparative outcomes, ovarian preservation, oncologic feasibility, intraoperative imaging, and adoption of new systems.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Compare outcomes across robotic, laparoscopic, vNOTES, and single-port approaches.
2. Describe emerging robotic and access-platform innovations.
3. Assess how surgical route selection affects feasibility and outcomes.

Course Outline

11:35 AM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

11:40 AM Less Time, Fewer Complications: Vnotes Versus Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomy for Large Uteri

J. Wagenius, J. Baekelandt, K. Källen, A. Stuart

11:46 AM Robotic Single-Port Vnotes Versus Robotic Xi Single-Incision Transumbilical Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Endometriosis

Q. Yang, X. Guan

11:52 AM Vnotes Vs. Laparoscopic Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection in Early Endometrial Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

O. Karadeniz, G. Koyan Karadeniz, B. Can, M. Soltani, E. Kar

11:58 AM A Novel Miniaturized Robotic Assisted Surgery System in Hysterectomy: A Prospective, Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Trial

R. Estape, G. Heidrick, J. Dubuisson, T. Martin, P. Hinoul, T. Erickson, N. Gomez

12:04 PM Comparison of Vnotes Versus Vaginal Hysterectomy for Successful Planned Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Z. Connerton, E. Brunette, E. Gruber, E. Huq, E. Abdulraheem, M. Shu, A. Eddib, H. Reyes

12:10 PM Trans-Serosal Intraoperative Ultrasonography Maximizes Leiomyoma Detection in Robotic Myomectomy

J. Park, K. Eoh

12:16 PM Effect of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy on Ovarian Reserve in Women With Ovarian Cysts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

E. Rodrigues, A. Servidoni, B. Armstrong, H. Pereira, R. de Azevedo, C. Nakayama, M. Sarquis, P. dos Santos, M. Andres, M. Abrão

12:22 PM Discussion Questions & Answers

12:35 PM Adjourn