Technique for transvaginal removal of large specimen using an Alexis Contained Extraction System during laparoscopic hysterectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Transvaginal removal of large specimens during laparoscopic hysterectomy can be a complex surgical procedure that poses a risk of organ injury and tissue spillage into the abdominal cavity and is associated with extraction of the specimen and manual morcellation. Our objective was to demonstrate a technique for transvaginal removal of large specimens using the Alexis Contained Extraction System (CES) in laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Methods

The technique used for transvaginal removal of large specimens using the Alexis CES was presented in this video. Surgery was performed at a tertiary hospital.

Results

Following resection of the specimen during laparoscopic hysterectomy, the Alexis CES was inserted into the abdominal cavity through the umbilical trocar wound.

SUBMITTER: Kisu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119728 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature