Vaginal-Assisted Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Hysterectomy for Large Uterus Using the da Vinci SP
The surgical steps are completely identical to conventional laparoscopic or robotic VANH [
2,
3]. This suggests that conventional laparoscopic skills are highly transferrable to SP. SP offer several advantages, including high-resolution three-dimensional visualization, articulating instruments, and improved dexterity and range of motion. In addition, conventional multi-arm robotic platforms have difficulty docking and adjusting the arm angle for vNOTES, but SP allows easy docking due to its single-arm design [
5]. A Gelpoint V-Path is used as the vNOTES platform to hold the SP metal cannula. This cannula contains four channels, allowing the use of three instruments and a camera. The double bipolar method is used since this facilitates precise dissection with minimal thermal spread. The total operative time was 102 minutes. The estimated blood loss was 50ml without any complications. The uterus weighed 970 g. The postoperative course was uneventful.
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