2019
A Novel Approach to Combined Vaginal and Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
Tierney C, Chung SH, Feinberg J, Haines K, Yadav G, Azodi M, Menderes G. A Novel Approach to Combined Vaginal and Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery. JSLS Journal Of The Society Of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons 2019, 23: ejsls.2019.00006. PMID: 31097905, PMCID: PMC6464071, DOI: 10.4293/jsls.2019.00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic gynecological surgeryGynecological surgeryCombined vaginalPostoperative complicationsAdnexal surgerySurgical candidatesLaparoscopic surgeryMinor postoperative complicationsPrior abdominal surgeryBenign gynecological surgeryNulliparous patientsPrior laparotomyPostoperative dataTotal hysterectomyAbdominal surgeryLaparoscopic approachMajor complicationsSingle surgeonBenign indicationsCase seriesPelvic abscessAbdominal incisionGynecological proceduresPosterior colpotomyVaginal infections
2017
Natural Orifice–Assisted Laparoscopic Meckel Diverticulectomy Incidentally Found During Para-Aortic Mass Resection
Menderes G, Dugan K, Klein MJ, Azodi M. Natural Orifice–Assisted Laparoscopic Meckel Diverticulectomy Incidentally Found During Para-Aortic Mass Resection. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2017, 25: 19-20. PMID: 28478192, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPara-aortic massLeft para-aortic massStage IV choriocarcinomaMeckel's diverticulumRetroperitoneal schwannomaPosterior colpotomyLaparoscopic resectionLaparoscopic approachAbdominal incisionExcellent clinical responseForm of etoposideIncidental Meckel's diverticulumLaparoscopic Meckel's diverticulectomyPostoperative day 0Tertiary referral centerUneventful postoperative courseCompletion of surgeryPara-aortic areaAbdominal portsMeckel's diverticulectomyRetroperitoneal attachmentsMass resectionPostoperative courseClinical responseMetastatic disease