Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery-assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy versus Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Single-center Retrospective Study Using Propensity Score Analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (NOTES-AVH) compared with total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).

Materials And Methods: The population was a cohort of women who underwent NOTES-AVH and TLH for a nonprolapsed uterus and benign gynecological disease between October 2015 and December 2017 at Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand. Study outcomes included operative time, the requirement of blood transfusion, perioperative complications, and postoperative pain.

Pulmonary Recruitment Maneuver for Reducing Shoulder Pain after Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Shoulder pain is a common symptom following laparoscopic surgery. This systematic review was undertaken to assess updated evidence regarding the effectiveness and complications of the pulmonary recruitment maneuver (PRM) for reducing shoulder pain after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.

Methods: A number of databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating PRM for reducing shoulder pain were searched up to June 2019.

Comparison of the accuracy of transvaginal sonography and hysteroscopy for the diagnosis of endometrial polyps at Rajavithi Hospital.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of Transvaginal Sonography (TVS) and Hysteroscopic diagnosis (HD) for diagnosis of endometrial polyp diseases.

Material And Method: A retrospective study was conducted and based on the medical records of endometrial polyp patients who were submitted to histological diagnosis during January 1st, 2005-December 31st, 2010 at Rajavithi Hospital. Apart from histological findings which are final, all patients had been submitted to both TVS and HD tests.