2018
Laparoscopic Ligation of Uterine Vasculature for Fertility-Sparing Management of Postabortal Hemorrhage
Menderes G, Leon-Martinez D, Azodi M. Laparoscopic Ligation of Uterine Vasculature for Fertility-Sparing Management of Postabortal Hemorrhage. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2018, 26: 36-37. PMID: 29609031, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine artery embolizationLaparoscopic ligationUterine vasculaturePostabortal hemorrhageArtery embolizationBlood lossUterine vesselsMedical managementPelvic sidewallBilateral uterine artery embolizationApproximate blood lossFamily planning guidelinesFertility sparing managementIntrauterine tamponade balloonLeft pelvic sidewallRight pelvic sidewallTertiary referral centerIntrauterine balloon tamponadeUneventful postoperative courseWeeks of pregnancyPlacenta accretaUterine massageVaginal bleedingBalloon tamponadeHemodynamic instability
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