Journal of International Medical Research (Dec 2020)

Vaginal hysterectomy combined with transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery bilateral adnexectomy: a case report

  • Hanlin Yang,
  • Mengyue Yang,
  • Aduah Ransford,
  • Dan Zi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520981263
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48

Abstract

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This current case report describes an elderly woman with pyometra that underwent successful vaginal hysterectomy and transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) bilateral adnexectomy after conservative anti-inflammatory drug treatment. The patient had a history of transvaginal delivery so this approach was considered the most appropriate. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to investigate the use of vaginal hysterectomy and vNOTES bilateral adnexectomy in an elderly patient with pyometra. The necessary steps to the procedure are shown in a narrated instructional video.