Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Excision of Abdominal Wall Endometrioma Utilizing Intraoperative Ultrasound and Transabdominal Needle Placement.

Journal: Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In patients with endometriosis, extra pelvic endometriosis is estimated to have an incidence of 11% and a rare subset of extra pelvic lesions include abdominal wall endometriosis with an incidence of 0.03% to 3.5% [1,2]. Evaluation for and surgical management of abdominal wall endometriosis are an essential skill set for the advanced gynecologic surgeon. In this video, we demonstrate a surgical technique for robot-assisted laparoscopic excision of abdominal wall endometriosis with intraoperative ultrasound-guided needle placement.

Authors

  • Trina Mansour
    Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology (Drs. Mansour and Wasson). Electronic address: mansour.trina@mayo.edu.
  • Scott Young
    Department of Radiology (Dr. Young), Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
  • Megan N Wasson