Vaginal Access Minimally Invasive Surgery (VAMIS): A New Approach to Hysterectomy. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Atallah, Sam; Martin-Perez, Beatriz; Albert, Matthew; Schoonyoung, Henry; Quinteros, Francisco; Hunter, Lawna; Larach, Sergio
• Is Part Of: Surgical innovation. Volume 22:Number 4(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 344
• Page End: 347
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: gynecologic laparoscopy -- NOTES -- SILS/single site surgery; Surgery, Operative -- Periodicals; Endoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Laparoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive -- Periodicals; Diffusion of Innovation -- Periodicals; Chirurgie opératoire -- Périodiques; Chirurgie endoscopique -- Périodiques; Chirurgie laparoscopique -- Périodiques; 617.91
• DOI: 10.1177/1553350614560273
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1553-3506

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.