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  • * Despite their minimally invasive nature, these traditional methods still involve some level of invasiveness.
  • * The report highlights a new "zero-incision" technique called Natural Orifice Transurethral Endoscopic Vesicovaginal Fistula (NOTE-VVF), which repairs VVF by using the urethra as a natural access point for the laparoscopic trocar.

Article Abstract

Minimally invasive surgical approaches have become highly popular in line with technological advancements. In vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair, numerous minimally invasive surgical techniques have been described, namely, laparoscopic, robotic, and transvaginal techniques, and used. However, these techniques still require invasiveness. In this report, we present a patient with iatrogenic VVF on whom we applied a novel "zero-incision" technique, Natural Orifice Transurethral Endoscopic Vesicovaginal Fistula (NOTE-VVF) treatment, to repair the fistula tract by advancing the laparoscopic trocar through a natural orifice, i.e., urethra.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9067333PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23786DOI Listing

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