Transvaginal Extraction: Feasible Howard Ross, MD, FACS, FASCRS Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Riverview Medical Center Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery UMDNJ
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Natural Orifice Surgery
50% of Population Have a Vagina
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Published Results Studies Small Selected patients As of February 2011: 23 articles 130 patients Complications Related to Transvaginal Extraction Rectovaginal fistula Pelvic Seroma Diana M, Perretta S, Wall J, Costantino FA, Leroy J, Demartines N, Marescaux J. Colorectal Dis. 2011 Jun;13(6):e104-11.
Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy 7 patients 2004-2007 An Innovative Technique for Colorectal Specimen Retrieval: A New Era of “Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction” (N.O.S.E) Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy 7 patients 2004-2007 Familial adenomatous polyposis with cancer Posterior vaginal vault was opened with an ultracision shears, endobag placed in the vagina All vaginal wounds healed No vaginal metastasis 1 DVT, 1 anastamotic leak Palanivelu C, Rangarajan M, Jategaonkar PA, Anand NV. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008 Jul;51(7):1120-4. Epub 2008 May 15.
88 yr old woman, 4 cm cecal cancer Transvaginal Extraction of the Specimen After Total Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy With Intracorporeal Anastomosis First US report 88 yr old woman, 4 cm cecal cancer 3-cm transvaginal posterior colpotomy No complications Franklin ME Jr, Kelley H, Kelley M, Brestan L, Portillo G, Torres J Surg Laparosc Endosc PercutanTech. 2008 Jun;18(3):294-8.
Case Reports Lead Author Country Op Type Disease n Complication Year Dozois USA JPouch Vag hys FAP 1 None 2008 Garcia Florez Spain LAR RSO (Alexis ring) Colon Ca 2010 McKenzie (Pigazzi) R Colectomy 2 Cancer 2 polyp 4 (sbo unrelated) Park S Korea R colectomy 14 2 aborted extractions d/t colpotomy issues
Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Case Controlled Study Laparoscopic Right Colectomy vs. Laparoscopic R Colectomy with natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) 34 Patients Each Group NOSE patients less pain POD 1 and POD 3 (0.01) Visual analogue and blinded observer Improved Cosmesis No morbidity difference J. S. Park, G.-S. Choi, H. J. Kim, S. Y. Park and S. H. Jun British Journal of Surgery 2011; 98: 710–715
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For Discussion Patient Selection Process to begin Who should try? IRB, Ethics Who should try?