Microstent for minimally invasive treatment of Fallopian tube occlusions – porcine implantation ex vivo

Ex Vivo Culture of Primary Human Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells

Epithelial ovarian cancer is a leading cause of female cancer mortality in the United States. In contrast to other women-specific cancers, like breast and uterine carcinomas, where death rates have fallen in recent years, ovarian cancer cure rates have remained relatively unchanged over the past two decades (1). This is largely due to the lack of appropriate screening tools for detection of ear...

A Reproducible Ex Vivo Model for Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery

BACKGROUND Rectal tumors can be excised through a number of minimally invasive transanal techniques including transanal excision, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS). Specialty training is often required to master the nuances of these approaches. This study aimed to create a reproducible transanal excision training model that is suited for laparoe...

Concentric Tube Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery

INTRODUCTION The human body was not designed to facilitate surgical repair. Thus, in order to minimize collateral damage to healthy tissue, many interventions require following complex curved paths through tissue and body lumens to reach surgical targets. The smallest existing instrument technologies utilizing this approach are comprised of catheters and endoscopes for passing through body lume...

Laparoscopic Treatment of Intrauterine Fallopian Tube Incarceration

Herniation of the pelvic structures into the uterine cavity (appendix vermiformis, small bowel, omentum, or fallopian tube) may occur after uterine perforation. In this paper, we describe one case of intrauterine fallopian tube incarceration treated by means of laparoscopic surgery.

FALLOPIAN TUBE BLOCKAGE Fallopian Tube Occlusion, Fallopian Tubal Obstruction, Bilateral Tube Obstruction, Unilateral Tube Obstruction