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. 2024 Mar 8;103(10):e37323.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037323.

A case control study of vNOTES hysterectomy with the da Vinci surgical system and conventional vNOTES hysterectomy

Chengling Zhang  1 , Dandan Liu, Qiang Zhang, Qiaoqiao Li, Li He, Yonghong Lin, Huisheng Ge
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A case control study of vNOTES hysterectomy with the da Vinci surgical system and conventional vNOTES hysterectomy

Chengling Zhang et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

The aim of the case control study was to compare surgical outcomes of transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) hysterectomy with the da Vinci surgical system (dVSS) and conventional vNOTES. A case control study was performed on 25 cases in our hospital. Patients (n = 8) who underwent vNOTES hysterectomy with dVSS were selected to compare with the control group (n = 17) consisted of patients who underwent conventional vNOTES. Patients in the 2 groups underwent different operations respectively, and no case was transferred to transabdominal laparoscopy. In the conventional vNOTES group, 1 patient happened intraoperative hemorrhage of about 1000 mL, and was treated with blood transfusion, and the other one of vNOTES hysterectomy with dVSS had poor incision healing within 1 month after surgery. The other patients had no intraoperative and postoperative complications. The difference of pain scores on the first day (P = .006) and the third day (P = .045) after the 2 surgical methods differed significantly. No statistical differences were observed in operation time, median hospital stay, blood loss, decreased hemoglobin 3 days after surgery, and postoperative white blood cell count. vNOTES hysterectomy with dVSS is safe and feasible, and can achieve the same effect as the conventional vNOTES hysterectomy. And this method may alleviate the pain of patients.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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