Nerve Injuries in Gynecologic Laparoscopy.

Ureteral Injury in Gynecologic Laparoscopy

Purpose: To review incidence, presentation, diagnostic methods, management, significance and avoidance of ureteral injuries in gynecologic laparoscopy. Materials and methods: PubMed, National Center for Biotechnology Information Database, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, obstetrics and gynecology journal, google images were reviewed to gather information regarding ureteral i...

Intraperitoneal Dexamethasone As A New Method for Relieving Postoperative Shoulder Pain after Gynecologic Laparoscopy

Bowel Injury in Gynecologic Laparoscopy: A Systematic Review.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of bowel injury in gynecologic laparoscopy and determine the presentation, mortality, cause, and location of injury within the gastrointestinal tract. DATA SOURCES The PubMed, EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane Library databases were searched. Additional studies were obtained from references of retrieved papers. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION Included r...

An improved method of securing abdominal wall bleeders during laparoscopy.

INTRODUCTION LAPAROSCOPY AND OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPY are the second most commonly performed gynecologic procedures after dilatation and curettage. During these procedures, injuries to the blood vessels in the abdominal wall have resulted from direct trauma caused by either the pneumoperitoneum needle or the trocars. (1) An injury can occur despite direct visualization, elevation of the abdominal ...

Laparoscopic repair of ureter damaged during laparoscopic hysterectomy: Presentation of two cases

Ureter injuries are uncommon but dreaded complications in gynecologic surgery and a frequent cause of conversion to laparotomy. Recently, a few papers reported the repair of gynecologic ureteral injuries using laparoscopy with encouraging results. In these case reports, we aimed to present two laparoscopically repaired ureter injuries during total laparoscopic hysterectomies (TLH). In the first...