“Triangle of safety”: anatomic considerations in transvaginal natural orifice surgery
Roberts K, Solomon D, Bell R, Duffy A. “Triangle of safety”: anatomic considerations in transvaginal natural orifice surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 2013, 27: 2963-2965. PMID: 23644833, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-2864-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryTriangle of safetyRisk of injuryO’clock positionVaginal portTransvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgerySafe peritoneal accessPosterior vaginal fornixTransluminal endoscopic surgeryNatural orifice surgeryInferior apexPeritoneal accessPosterior fornixRectovaginal pouchVaginal fornixAnatomic considerationsPeritoneal cavityCervixEndoscopic surgeryInjuryCutaneous landmarksSurgeryFornixUmbilicusRisk