OBJECTIVE: To report our experience on laparoscopic resection of the cavitated noncommunicating rudimentary horn in 10 patients with unicornuate uterus. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: A tertiary referral center for the treatment of female genital malformations. PATIENT(S): Ten consecutive patients operated between 1994 and 2002. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic removal of the rudimentary uterine horn. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Operating time, intraoperative and postoperative complications, relief of symptoms at a 6-month follow-up. RESULT(S): Median operating time was 65 minutes (range 40-92 minutes) with neither intraoperative nor postoperative complications. All patients were discharged within 72 hours from the procedure. Clinical follow-up during 6 months showed a marked improvement of symptoms. CONCLUSION(S): Laparoscopy proves to be an effective surgical approach for the removal of the cavitated noncommunicating rudimentary horn in patients with unicornuate uterus.
OBJECTIVE: To report our experience on laparoscopic resection of the cavitated noncommunicating rudimentary horn in 10 patients with unicornuate uterus. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: A tertiary referral center for the treatment of female genital malformations. PATIENT(S): Ten consecutive patients operated between 1994 and 2002. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic removal of the rudimentary uterine horn. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Operating time, intraoperative and postoperative complications, relief of symptoms at a 6-month follow-up. RESULT(S): Median operating time was 65 minutes (range 40-92 minutes) with neither intraoperative nor postoperative complications. All patients were discharged within 72 hours from the procedure. Clinical follow-up during 6 months showed a marked improvement of symptoms. CONCLUSION(S): Laparoscopy proves to be an effective surgical approach for the removal of the cavitated noncommunicating rudimentary horn in patients with unicornuate uterus.
Authors: Grigoris F Grimbizis; Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo; Sotirios H Saravelos; Stephan Gordts; Caterina Exacoustos; Dominique Van Schoubroeck; Carmina Bermejo; Nazar N Amso; Geeta Nargund; Dirk Timmermann; Apostolos Athanasiadis; Sara Brucker; Carlo De Angelis; Marco Gergolet; Tin Chiu Li; Vasilios Tanos; Basil Tarlatzis; Roy Farquharson; Luca Gianaroli; Rudi Campo Journal: Gynecol Surg Date: 2015-11-04
Authors: Grigoris F Grimbizis; Stephan Gordts; Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo; Sara Brucker; Carlo De Angelis; Marco Gergolet; Tin-Chiu Li; Vasilios Tanos; Hans Brölmann; Luca Gianaroli; Rudi Campo Journal: Hum Reprod Date: 2013-06-14 Impact factor: 6.918
Authors: Grigoris F Grimbizis; Stephan Gordts; Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo; Sara Brucker; Carlo De Angelis; Marco Gergolet; Tin-Chiu Li; Vasilios Tanos; Hans Brölmann; Luca Gianaroli; Rudi Campo Journal: Gynecol Surg Date: 2013-06-13