Is V-NOTES Hysterectomy as Safe and Feasible as Outpatient Surgery Compared with Vaginal Hysterectomy?

Margaux Merlier, Collinet P, Pierre Collinet, Pierache A, Adeline Pierache, Adeline Piérache, Vandendriessche D, David Vandendriessche, Victoire Delporte, Delporte V, Rubod C, Chrystèle Rubod, Michel Cosson, Cosson M, Giraudet G, Géraldine Giraudet
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology · 2022 · vol. 29(5) , pp. 665–672 · doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2022.01.007 · PMID:35074513 · W4205643771
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This study compared the safety and feasibility of V-NOTES hysterectomy with outpatient surgery versus vaginal hysterectomy.

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: The vaginal approach is the reference surgical route to perform hysterectomy for benign pathologies. Hysterectomy via transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (V-NOTES) is a new technique that would overcome the limitations of vaginal surgery by allowing a complete exploration of the peritoneal cavity and a constant visual control of the adjacent structures. The aim of this study is to assess the V-NOTES technique compared with vaginal hysterectomy (VH). DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: French teaching hospital. PATIENTS: The first 50 V-NOTES hysterectomies were included successively and compared with the last 50 VH performed from March 2019 to November 2020. The study concerned all patients requiring hysterectomy unless it was for endometriosis or cancer (except for grade 1 endometrioid adenocarcinoma). INTERVENTIONS: The baseline characteristics and the surgical outcomes were compared. The main outcome assessed was the performing of outpatient surgery. Secondary end points were uterine weight and intraoperative and postoperative complications. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The rate of outpatient surgery did not differ between the 2 surgical techniques (p = .23). The success rate of outpatient management was 77% in the V-NOTES group versus 75% in the VH group (p = .85). There was no difference in surgical outcomes between the 2 groups, except for the rate of salpingectomies or adnexectomies, which was significantly higher in the V-NOTES group, with 100% of patients undergoing one of these procedures, compared with 60% of patients in the vaginal route group (p < .001). There were 2 cases of re-admission in the month following the intervention in the vaginal group and 0 cases in the V-NOTES group. CONCLUSION: Hysterectomy by V-NOTES can be performed as a safe and adequate alternative to VH. This surgical route is a good candidate for outpatient management. However, more studies need to be conducted to confirm these findings.
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Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Female Female Humans Humans Hysterectomy Hysterectomy Hysterectomy Hysterectomy, Vaginal Hysterectomy, Vaginal Hysterectomy, Vaginal Retrospective Studies Retrospective Studies

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