NCT03439956

Obstetric Outcomes After Transvaginal Specimen Extraction in Gynecological Laparoscopy

Evaluation of Obstetric Outcomes After Transvaginal Specimen Extraction in Gynecological Laparoscopy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Università degli Studi dell'Insubria · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

One of the most important downsides of endoscopic surgery is the need to remove surgical specimens of different sizes through very small incisions. This step should ensure the complete retrieval of the surgical specimen with concomitant preservation of its integrity (if possible) in order to avoid intraabdominal contamination of potentially infected or malignant tissues. Possibilities for specimen extraction during laparoscopy include minilaparotomy, enlargement of an ancillary port, transumbilical extraction, and transvaginal extraction through posterior colpotomy. Although recent evidence has already suggested that transvaginal extraction through posterior colpotomy is a safe and feasible option, to date there are no published data about obstetric outcomes after this procedure. For this reason, the current study aims to evaluate obstetric outcomes between women that underwent transvaginal specimen extraction through posterior colpotomy and women who did not.

Conditions

• Pregnancy Complications
• Delivery;Abnormal;Stillbirth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transvaginal specimen extraction	Previous transvaginal specimen extraction through posterior colpotomy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2023-04-01
• Completion: 2024-04-01
• First posted: 2018-02-20
• Last updated: 2021-09-30