Publications by authors named "E Colin Koon"

Minimally invasive procurement of uterine grafts for transplantation can decrease living donor recovery time. We examined recipient outcomes for grafts procured by robotic-assisted donor hysterectomies with transvaginal extraction in the Dallas UtErus Transplant Study (DUETS). All 5 grafts were successfully transplanted.

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Objective: Limited data are available on the outcome of infants born after uterus transplantation. Our aim was to describe the hospital course and laboratory findings in the first 2 months of life of the 12 infants born in the Dallas UtErus Transplant Study (DUETS).

Study Design: Based on the trial protocol, information about infants was collected in a prospective fashion, including infant demographics, hospital course, and laboratory values.

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Objective: To describe aggregated pregnancy outcomes after uterus transplantation from a single, experienced center.

Methods: This prospective study reports on live births among 20 women who received a uterus transplant from 2016 to 2019 at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. These live births occurred between November 2017 and September 2020.

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Objective: We report the results of the first 20 uterus transplants performed in our institution.

Summary Background Data: Uterus transplantation (UTx) aims at giving women affected by absolute uterine-factor infertility the possibility of carrying their own pregnancy. UTx has evolved from experimental to an established surgical procedure.

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