Assisted reproductive treatment outcomes of women with endometriomas: Either with or without previous ovarian surgery.

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the assisted reproductive technique (ART) outcomes of women with endometriomas either with or without prior endometrioma surgery.

Materials And Methods: A total of 122 women with endometriomas underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (ICSI-ET) at a tertiary IVF Center, between 2014 and 2019, were included in this retrospective study. Of this group, 38 patients had recurrent endometriomas and 84 patients had primary endometrioma without a previous endometrioma surgery.

Letrozole as an adjunct treatment in antagonist cycles that previously failed in poor responders.

Objectives: To investigate whether adding letrozole in the early follicular phase of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist (GA) stimulation cycle improves in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in poor responder patients.

Material And Methods: To be included in this study, patients had to have had at least one previous GA cycle and a subsequent GA cycle with added early follicular phase letrozole (LzGA). A total of 41 poor responder patients were identified based on the Bologna criteria.

Le Fort colpocleisis: An evaluation of results and quality of life at intermediate-term follow-up.

Objectives: To assess postoperative complications, intermediate-term anatomic and subjective success rates, and quality of life following obliterative Le Fort colpocleisis (LFC) for advanced pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study with 53 subjects who underwent LFC surgery between January 2012 and April 2019. Demographic and treatment data were retrieved from a hospital database.

Influence of preoperative enema application on the return of gastrointestinal function in elective Cesarean sections: a randomized controlled trial.

Aim: There is an extensive literature on the mechanical bowel preparation by an enema in colorectal, abdominal, and gynecologic surgeries that provide evidence against the use of enema. There are, however, few studies investigating the effect of enema prior to elective Cesarean sections. The aim of this study is to investigate whether preoperative enema facilitates the return of gastrointestinal activity in pregnant women undergoing elective Cesarean section.

Effectiveness of a one-day laparoscopic suture course.

We aimed to determine the effectiveness of a one-day course on laparoscopic suturing skills development by performing a prospective study with obstetrics and gynaecology specialists. The course consisted of a theoretical portion describing the suturing technique basics and a practical portion consisting of box trainer suturing. Before and after the course, each trainee was given 10 min to introduce the suture material into the abdomen, properly position the needle using a needle holder, pass the suture through premarked points on the silicone pads and tie an intracorporeal knot.

A comparison of novel laparoscopic suturing techniques in single-port surgery.

To compare the vaginal cuff closure times of a newly developed Turkish-made laparoscopic needle holder (TMLNH) and a Yoon Soon (YS) extracorporeal knot tying technique in the closure of the vaginal cuff during single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy. We retrospectively reviewed a total of 60 consecutive patients who underwent single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a TMLNH ( = 30) or a YS extracorporeal knot tying technique ( = 30). The patients' demographic data, operative results, and complications were analyzed.

Perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of abdominal sacrocolpopexy, laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy, and laparoscopic pectopexy for apical prolapse.

Objective: To investigate differences in perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of patients who underwent abdominal sacrocolpopexy / sacrohysteropexy, laparoscopic sa-crocolpopexy / sacrohysteropexy, or laparoscopic pectopexy due to apical prolapse.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on 110 patients who underwent apical prolapse surgery between January 1, 2011, and July 31, 2017. Only symp-tomatic uterine or vaginal vault prolapse patients with stage 2-4, according to the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system, were included.

Perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of abdominal sacrocolpopexy, laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy, sacrospinous ligament fixation, and iliococcygeus fixation procedures.

Background/aim: This study aimed to investigate differences in perioperative complications and short-term outcomes of patients who underwent abdominal sacrocolpopexy/sacrohysteropexy, laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy/sacrohysteropexy, sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF), and iliococcygeus fixation due to apical prolapse. Materials and methods: The present retrospective cohort study included 145 patients who underwent apical prolapse surgery performed by the same surgeons between 1/1/2011 and 30/6/2017. There were 68 abdominal sacrocolpopexies (44 sacrocolpopexies and 24 sacrohysteropexies), 13 laparoscopic sacrocolpopexies (10 sacrocolpopexies and 3 sacrohysteropexies), 57 SSLFs, and 7 iliococcygeus fixations.

Does fetal sex affect placental delivery times? A prospective observational study.

The aim of this study was to determine the potential effect of fetal sex on placental delivery times. This was a prospective observational study of term, singleton, and primiparous pregnant women who underwent vaginal delivery and subsequently delivered a phenotypically normal live infant. Women with labor or pregnancy complications and comorbid diseases were excluded.

Newly Developed Laparoscopic Needle Holder That Facilitates Knot Tying Makes Vaginal Cuff Suturing Easy in Single-Port Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.

Background: To evaluate vaginal cuff closure times of a single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a newly developed Turkish-made laparoscopic needle holder (TMLNH) with a single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a laparoscopic needle holder with pistol handle (LNHPH).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 68 patients who underwent single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy using a TMLNH (n = 38) or a LNHPH (n = 30). Patients' age, parity, body mass index, mean operating time, mean vaginal cuff suturing time, uterine weight, estimated blood loss, drop of hemoglobin level, return of bowel activity, hospital stay, conversion to multiport access, conversion to laparotomy, and postoperative and intraoperative outcomes were analyzed.

Laparoscopic pectopexy: initial experience of single center with a new technique for apical prolapse surgery.

Objective: To share our first experience with laparoscopic pectopexy, a new technique for apical prolapse surgery, and to evaluate the feasibility of this technique.

Materials And Methods: Seven patients with apical prolapse underwent surgery with laparoscopic pectopexy. The lateral parts of the iliopectineal ligament were used for a bilateral mesh fixation of the descended structures.

Analysis of endometrial carcinoma in young women at a high-volume cancer center.

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, treatment, survival, and prognosis of endometrial cancer in women aged ≤40 years.

Methods: Women who underwent surgery for endometrial cancer at a single high-volume cancer center between January 1995 and December 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Women aged >40, patients with missing data, and those who did not undergo surgical staging were excluded.

A Rare Uterine Malformation: Asymmetric Septate Uterus.

Study Objective: To demonstrate a step by step surgical hysteroscopy technique in a patient with asymmetric uterine septum and transverse uterine septum that was not previously described in the literature.

Design: Resection of an asymmetric uterine septum by laparoscopy and ultrasound-guided hysteroscopy (Canadian Task Force classification III). The video was assumed exempt from official review by our institutional review board.

Analysis of clinical and pathological characteristics, treatment methods, survival, and prognosis of uterine papillary serous carcinoma.

Purpose: Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) is an atypical variant of endometrial carcinoma with a poor prognosis. It is commonly associated with an increased risk of extrauterine disease. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical and pathological characteristics, therapeutic methods, and prognostic factors in women with UPSC.

Evaluation of the surgical outcome and complications of total laparoscopic hysterectomy in patients with enlarged uteruses.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether uterine weight has a deleterious effect on the operation time, complication rates, length of hospital stay and incidence of intraoperative haemorrhage during total laparoscopic hysterectomy operation.

Methods: A total of 282 patients who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign gynaecologic indications were retrospectively analyzed. The median operation time of 70 min was accepted as an index number, and a cut-off point of ≥300 g was calculated for uterine weight by using reciever operator characteristics (ROC) curve analysis.

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy: Analysis of the surgical learning curve in benign conditions.

Objective: To assess the learning curve for total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of the learning curve for two surgeons during their first 257 consecutive cases of total laparoscopic hysterectomy at a teaching hospital. Patients were divided sequentially into groups comprising the first 75 patients, the next 75, and the final 107 patients.

Optimal cytoreduction, depth of myometrial invasion, and age are independent prognostic factors for survival in women with uterine papillary serous and clear cell carcinomas.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, treatment methods, and prognostic factors in women with uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) and uterine clear-cell carcinoma (UCCC).

Study Design: All patients who had undergone surgery for UPCS and UCCC between January 1995 and December 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with missing data, who did not undergo surgical staging and patients with mixed tumor histology were excluded.

Differentiated therapy in pre- and postmenopausal adnexal torsion based on malignancy rates: A retrospective multicentre study over five years.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical presentation, intra and postoperative outcomes in pre and postmenopausal women who underwent operations for adnexal torsion, and to define our experience diagnosing and managing postmenopausal women with adnexal torsion.

Methods: One hundred and fifty-seven patients who underwent operation with a diagnosis of adnexal torsion were analyzed according to demographic characteristics, menopausal status, preoperative signs and symptoms, surgical findings and applied surgical procedures, and pathological results in four tertiary centers.

Results: The main indication for surgery for the postmenopausal women was pelvic mass (58% vs.

The effects of different intraabdominal pressure protocols in laparoscopic procedures on oxidative stress markers and morphology in rat ovaries.

Background: To determine the effects of different intraabdominal pressure (IAP) on the ovaries in a laparoscopic rat model.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the effects on the ovaries of different intraabdominal pressures (IAP) in laparoscopic surgery in a rat model.

Material And Methods: Thirty-two post-pubertal nonpregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into four groups.