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vNOTES Radical Hysterectomy: A New Approach to Cervical Cancer.

J Minim Invasive Gynecol

September 2024

Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Imelda Hospital and Department of Development and Regeneration, University of Leuven (Dr. Baekelandt), Belgium. Electronic address:

Objective: To demonstrate how a radical hysterectomy with sentinel node resection for cervical cancer can be performed via vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES).

Design: Demonstration of the technique in 10 steps. making use of narrated original video footage SETTING: The surgical treatment of cervical cancer is traditionally performed via one of the following techniques: Wertheim radical hysterectomy via laparotomy, Schauta radical hysterectomy vaginally, laparoscopic radical hysterectomy or robotic radical hysterectomy.

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