Laparoscopic specimen retrieval and attitudes towards morcellation: a questionnaire survey of gynaecology consultants in the United Kingdom.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the practices of laparoscopic specimen retrieval among Gynaecologists in the United Kingdom and to determine any variation in practice. A survey of Consultant Gynaecologist members of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) was conducted using Survey Monkey™. Of the 460 registered consultants, 187 (40%) responded to the questionnaire.

Laparoscopic repair of spontaneous vaginal evisceration of small bowel: report of a case.

Spontaneous vaginal evisceration of the small bowel is a rare event. It is precipitated in the postmenopausal woman commonly by hysterectomy and in the premenopausal woman by vaginal trauma. We report a case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with a protruding mass in her vagina and associated abdominal pain.

Laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy for large uteri using modified five port technique.

Objective: To evaluate outcome of laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy (LASH) performed in women with large uteri using a modified five port technique.

Design: Prospective Cohort Study (Canadian Task Force classification III).

Setting: Advanced laparoscopic Unit at the Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK.

Autoamputation of the fallopian tube after chronic adnexal torsion.

Autoamputation of the adnexa, although very rare, can either be congenital or acquired. For affected women it can have future fertility implications. Although in some women it is asymptomatic, in most cases a history of acute followed by chronic pelvic pain can be elicited.