The added value of a face-to-face pan-European course-what makes it worth it?

Introduction: Over the past decade, digital education has seen widespread adoption, particularly accentuated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post-COVID era has further emphasized the advantages of digital education in terms of cost, availability, and sustainability. However, concerns regarding the efficacy of digital education, particularly in skills-based learning and the absence of social interaction, have been raised.

The effect of transcervical resection of submucous fibroids on menstrual blood loss: A prospective cohort study.

Objectives: Transcervical resection of myoma (TCRM) is a widely implemented treatment for submucous fibroids. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of TCRM on menstrual bleeding, fibroid related symptoms and quality of life and hemoglobin (Hb) levels.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study was conducted in three teaching hospitals and two academic hospitals in the Netherlands.

Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Barrier Film to Prevent Intrauterine Adhesion Formation after Hysteroscopic Myomectomy: The PREG1 Clinical Trial.

Study Objective: To evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of a novel degradable polymer film (DPF) designed to act as a 7-day barrier to prevent intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) after hysteroscopic myomectomy.

Design: A prospective single-arm, first-in-human clinical study.

Setting: Multicenter study involving 6 centers in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Factors Associated with Negative Patient Experiences with Essure Sterilization.

Study Objective: The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with negative patient experiences with Essure.

Design: This was a retrospective cohort study and follow-up survey.

Setting: The study was conducted in an academic setting.

Evaluation of uterine patency following transcervical uterine fibroid ablation with the Sonata system (the OPEN clinical trial).

Objective: Standard transcervical fibroid treatment via hysteroscopic myomectomy can result in a significant rate of intrauterine adhesiogenesis. The primary objective of this study was to document the incidence of de novo uterine adhesions after transcervical fibroid ablation (TFA) of symptomatic uterine fibroids with the Sonata® system.

Study Design: In this European postmarket prospective, multicenter, single-arm interventional trial, patients were eligible for inclusion if they chose TFA with the Sonata System for symptomatic fibroids and had at least 1 type 1, type 2 or type 2-5 myoma.

Ulipristal acetate vs gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists prior to laparoscopic myomectomy (MYOMEX trial): Short-term results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Laparoscopic myomectomy can be difficult when fibroids are large and numerous. This may result in extensive intraoperative bleeding and the need for a conversion to a laparotomy. Medical pretreatment prior to surgery might reduce these risks by decreasing fibroid size and vascularization of the fibroid.

A Novel Approach to Transmural Access to the Uterine Cavity in Cases of an Inaccessible Uterine Cavity: A Case Series.

Access to the uterine cavity can sometimes be a challenge or even impossible because of various causes such as prior surgery. We report our experience with a novel approach to this problem in 8 cases using ultrasound-guided transmural injection of dye; afterward, the cavity was successfully found in all cases by ultrasound-guided hysteroscopy following the colored epithelium.

Prevalence of intrauterine adhesions after the application of hyaluronic acid gel after dilatation and curettage in women with at least one previous curettage: short-term outcomes of a multicenter, prospective randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To examine whether intrauterine application of auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid (ACP) gel, after dilatation and curettage (D&C), reduces the incidence of intrauterine adhesions (IUAs).

Design: Multicenter; women and assessors blinded prospective randomized trial.

Setting: University and university-affiliated teaching hospitals.

Assessing basic "physiology" of the morcellation process and tissue spread: a time-action analysis.

Study Objective: To assess the basic morcellation process in laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH). Proper understanding of this process may help enhance future efficacy of morcellation regarding the prevention of tissue scatter.

Design: Time-action analysis was performed based on video imaging of the procedures (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Immediate and long-term complications of delayed surgical management in the postpartum period: a retrospective analysis.

Objective: To assess the rate of complications of surgical interventions delayed more than 24 h after delivery in women suspected of placental remnants.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed to analyse complications of delayed surgical interventions. Women were identified from the operation database and their medical records were reviewed to determine the rate of immediate and long-term complications, including reproductive outcome.

Electromechanical morcellators in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery: an update.

Study Objective: To assess all electromechanical morcellators used in gynecology to achieve an objective comparison between them and to make suggestions for improvements in future developments.

Design: Literature review.

Intervention: The PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and MAUDE databases were systematically searched for all available literature using the terms "morcellator," "morcellators," "morcellate," "morcellation," and "morcellated.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of intrauterine adhesions after miscarriage: prevalence, risk factors and long-term reproductive outcome.

Background: Approximately 15-20% of all clinically confirmed pregnancies end in a miscarriage. Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) are a possible complication after miscarriage, but their prevalence and the contribution of possible risk factors have not been elucidated yet. In addition, the long-term reproductive outcome in relation to IUAs has to be elucidated.

Perioperative outcomes using LigaSure™ compared to conventional bipolar instruments in laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of LigaSure™ versus conventional bipolar techniques on operating time and blood loss during laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy in a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: In three teaching hospitals, 100 women undergoing a laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy were randomized for LigaSure or conventional bipolar instruments. Primary outcome was operating time (from initial skin incision to removal of the specimen).

Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary care program on recovery and return to work of patients after gynaecological surgery; design of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Return to work after gynaecological surgery takes much longer than expected, irrespective of the level of invasiveness. In order to empower patients in recovery and return to work, a multidisciplinary care program consisting of an e-health intervention and integrated care management including participatory workplace intervention was developed.

Methods/design: We designed a randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of the multidisciplinary care program on full sustainable return to work in patients after gynaecological surgery, compared to usual clinical care.

Confirmation of Essure placement using transvaginal ultrasound.

Study Objective: To evaluate the protocol for confirmation of satisfactory Essure placement using transvaginal ultrasound.

Design: Prospective multicenter cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting: Outpatient departments of 4 teaching hospitals in the Netherlands.

The ESEP study: salpingostomy versus salpingectomy for tubal ectopic pregnancy; the impact on future fertility: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: For most tubal ectopic pregnancies (EP) surgery is the treatment of first choice. Whether surgical treatment should be performed conservatively (salpingostomy) or radically (salpingectomy) in women wishing to preserve their reproductive capacity, is subject to debate. Salpingostomy preserves the tube, but bears the risks of both persistent trophoblast and repeat ipsilateral tubal EP.