VIDEO SESSION 6: Fertility-Preserving and Pregnancy-Related Surgery: Precision Guidance and Ovarian Conservation

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

Room: RM309

Faculty: Lauren Clarfield, Pavan Mann, Anne Bocage, Leah Drost, Erika Gail G. Hernandez, Chris Vizena, Stephanie Zhu

Description: This session brings together minimally invasive techniques used during pregnancy or in patients prioritizing fertility and ovarian preservation. Presentations include ovarian ectopic surgery, cesarean-scar pregnancy, torsion, transabdominal cerclage, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, rare ovarian location, and ultrasound-guided adnexal surgery.

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

1. Apply tissue-conserving techniques in ovarian and pregnancy-related surgery.
2. Use intraoperative ultrasound to improve localization and limit tissue injury.
3. Plan minimally invasive management of cesarean-scar pregnancy and torsion.
4. Incorporate ovarian tissue preservation into appropriate surgical care.

Course Outline

11:35 AM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

11:40 AM Blood-Conserving Techniques for Ovarian Ectopic Wedge Resection

L. Clarfield, J. Desilets, L. Diamond, M. Solnik

11:46 AM Laparoscopic Intra-Abdominal Ultrasound Guidance in Cesarean Scar Ectopic Management

P. Mann, T. Lombardi

11:52 AM One Incision, Intact Extraction: Surgical Approach to a Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy

C. Williams, S. Schultz, A. Bocage, M. Hotz, P. Teefey

11:58 AM Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Torsion in Pregnancy

L. Drost, S. Crawford, C. Robinson, D. Kajal, S. Lindheim, N. Pereira

12:04 PM Laparoscopic-Intraoperative-Ultrasound-Guided Robotic Assisted Transabdominal Cerclage in Pregnancy

E. Hernandez, M. Javier

12:10 PM Approach to Unilateral Oophorectomy for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

C. Vizena, O. Bougie, J. Solnik

12:16 PM Utilising Laparoscopic Ultrasound Probe for Treatment of NMDA-Receptor Encephalitis

S. Zhu, H. Nguyen, S. Rao, R. Athavale

12:22 PM Discussion Questions & Answers

12:35 PM Adjourn