2015
Robotic-assisted Abdominal Cerclage Placement During Pregnancy and Its Challenges
Menderes G, Clark M, Clark-Donat L, Azodi M. Robotic-assisted Abdominal Cerclage Placement During Pregnancy and Its Challenges. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2015, 22: 713-714. PMID: 25772022, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal cerclage placementUterine vessel injuryCerclage placementMcDonald cerclagePara 0Mersilene tapeVessel injuryAvascular spacePainless cervical dilationTransabdominal cerclage placementTime of surgerySecond trimester miscarriagePosterior uterine wallCervical incompetenceCervicoisthmic junctionUterine arteriesCesarean sectionPermanent hemostasisPrevious pregnancySecond patientSurgical morbiditySurgical videosTransvaginal ultrasoundBladder flapCervical dilationA Technique for Vascular Control During Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Donat LC, Menderes G, Tower AM, Azodi M. A Technique for Vascular Control During Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2015, 22: 543. PMID: 25680685, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobotic-assisted myomectomyBlood lossVascular controlUterine vesselsVascular clipsUtero-ovarian vesselsUterine artery occlusionJehovah's Witness patientsExperienced laparoscopic surgeonsRobotic-assisted approachesArtery occlusionUterine arteriesBlood transfusionPeritoneal windowSurgical morbidityLaparoscopic myomectomyFertility preservationSymptomatic leiomyomasSubserosal injectionBulldog clampsMyomectomyRobotic myomectomyTemporary occlusionLaparoscopic surgeonsRobotic approach
2014
Needleless Laparoscopic Abdominal Cerclage Placement
Menderes G, Clark LE, Azodi M. Needleless Laparoscopic Abdominal Cerclage Placement. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2014, 22: 321. PMID: 25489676, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal cerclage placementCerclage placementUterine vesselsMersilene tapeLaparoscopic abdominal cerclageThird-trimester lossesTransabdominal cerclage placementRisk of bleedingMultiple case seriesFetal survival rateAbdominal cerclageCervical insufficiencyShort cervixTransabdominal cerclageLaparoscopic approachPeritoneal windowSurgical morbidityCase seriesMeticulous dissectionTransvaginal procedureInvasive approachTransvaginal approachSurvival rateAbdominal methodCerclage