title: Vaginal Access Minimally Invasive Surgery (VAMIS): A New Approach to Hysterectomy.
abstract: Vaginal hysterectomy is the original natural orifice operation. Although one of the most common gynecologic operations performed, the surgical approach has not changed significantly during the past century. This article describes a new approach to hysterectomy using vaginal access minimally invasive surgery (VAMIS). VAMIS hysterectomy is successfully performed on a cadaveric model. The step-by-step description of the surgical technique is depicted with video supplement.
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA atallah@post.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atallah
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martin-Perez
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schoonyoung
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quinteros
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Lawna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Larach
mesh_terms: D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: NOTES; SILS/single site surgery; gynecologic laparoscopy