title: Transvaginal removal of ovaries with endoloop sutures at the time of transvaginal hysterectomy.
abstract: Twenty patients were evaluated for possible oophorectomy during transvaginal hysterectomy. Of 40 ovaries, nine were removed with a standard clamp technique. Twenty-two ovaries could not be removed by the clamp technique but were successfully removed with endoloop sutures. Safe transvaginal removal was not thought to be possible for the remaining nine ovaries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612-9497.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques