title: Single-port access laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy in a case of uterine ventrofixation using a new reusable device.
abstract: Vaginal hysterectomy may at times prove difficult and require laparoscopic assistance to ensure safety of operations. This article reports a case in which single port laparoscopic assistance enabled vaginal hysterectomy in a patient with severe uterine ventrofixation. The use of an innovative device and tips to be applied are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction, University of Cagliari, Italy. sangioni@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Angioni
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maricosu
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mereu
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mencaglia
authors.forename: Gian Benedetto
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Melis
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*