Publications by authors named "Antonios Gkoutzioulis"

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of Laparoscopic emergency cervicoisthmic cerclage in second trimester of pregnancy.

Methods: Between November 2015 and March 2019 5 patients underwent Laparoscopic emergency cervicoisthmic cerclage. All women had showed cervical insufficiency with dilation in the second trimester due to extensive conisation (3 patients) or re-conisation (2 patients) and failed transvaginal cerclage (5 patients) due to a short vaginal cervix.

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate surgical data and oncological outcome of laparoscopic nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy without uterine manipulator for cervical cancer stage IB, over the last 8 years.

Methods: This retrospective study includes 32 patients with cervical cancer Figo stage (2009) IB who underwent laparoscopic nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy without using any kind of uterine manipulator. Patients were eligible if they had squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adeno-squamous carcinoma, and no para-aortic lymph node involvement by imaging or after frozen section.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) without the use of a uterine manipulator in women with benign indications for hysterectomy.

Study Design: Between January 2011 and January 2020, 1023 patients underwent a TLH without the use of any type of uterine manipulator. The indications for hysterectomy were all benign conditions.

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