Robotic Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Hysterectomy for Benign Indications.

Journal: Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
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Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The Hominis surgical system is a novel robot-assisted system, designed specifically for robotic vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (RvNOTES). We presented our experience of the first 30 RvNOTES hysterectomies assessing the feasibility and safety of this technology.

Authors

  • Lior Lowenstein
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (Drs. Lowenstein, Mor, Matanes, Lauterbach, Boulus, Weiner). Electronic address: lowensteinmd@gmail.com.
  • Omer Mor
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (Drs. Lowenstein, Mor, Matanes, Lauterbach, Boulus, Weiner).
  • Emad Matanes
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (Drs. Lowenstein, Mor, Matanes, Lauterbach, Boulus, Weiner).
  • Roy Lauterbach
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (Drs. Lowenstein, Mor, Matanes, Lauterbach, Boulus, Weiner).
  • Sari Boulus
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (Drs. Lowenstein, Mor, Matanes, Lauterbach, Boulus, Weiner).
  • Zeev Weiner
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (Drs. Lowenstein, Mor, Matanes, Lauterbach, Boulus, Weiner).
  • Jan Baekelandt
    Department of Gynecological Oncology and Endoscopy, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Antwerpen, Belgium (Dr. Baekelandt).