Comparison of quality of life after robotic-transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Journal: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We investigated quality of life (QOL) of patients who underwent total hysterectomy for benign uterine diseases using two surgical approaches: robotic-transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (R-vNOTES) and robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy (RALH).

Authors

  • Kazuaki Imai
    Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Yukio Suzuki
    Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: yetii@yokohama-cu.ac.jp.
  • Kazuya Hiiragi
    Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Yuichiro Hotta
    Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Shigeta
    Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.