Robot-assisted Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for Management of Endometriosis: A Pilot Study of 33 Cases.

Journal: Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
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Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical techniques and short-term outcomes for 33 cases of robot-assisted transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (RvNOTES) to treat endometriosis.

Authors

  • Yiming Zhang
    Key Laboratory for Control Theory & Applications in Complicated Systems, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
  • Stephanie Delgado
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (all authors).
  • Juan Liu
    Key State Laboratory of Software Engineering, School of Computer, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China. Electronic address: liujuan@whu.edu.cn.
  • Zhenkun Guan
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China (Drs. Guan and Liu).
  • Xiaoming Guan
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Drs. Guan and Koythong). Electronic address: xiaoming@bcm.edu.