Does a prior hysterectomy complicate transvaginal/transumbilical hybrid NOTES cholecystectomy?-a comparative analysis of prospectively collected data.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Hysterectomy alters the anatomy of the posterior vaginal vault used as access for transvaginal/transumbilical hybrid NOTES cholecystectomy (NC), creating potential consequences for the feasibility and complication rate of the procedure. Therefore, the aim of our retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was to analyze the postoperative course after NC in previously hysterectomized (PH) patients compared with patients who had not undergone hysterectomy (NH).

Methods

A total of 126 NH patients and 50 PH patients aged over 42 who had an NC from 12/2008 to 04/2021 were compared regarding age, body mass index (BMI), ASA classification, number of percutaneous trocars, need for intraoperative urinary bladder catheterization, length of procedure, conversion rate

SUBMITTER: Bulian DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933306 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature