2013
“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 landmarksSurgeryFornixUmbilicusRiskTransvaginal Cholecystectomy: Effect on Quality of Life and Female Sexual Function
Wood SG, Solomon D, Panait L, Bell RL, Duffy AJ, Roberts KE. Transvaginal Cholecystectomy: Effect on Quality of Life and Female Sexual Function. JAMA Surgery 2013, 148: 435-438. PMID: 23677408, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale sexual functionQuality of lifeSexual functionTransvaginal cholecystectomyFemale patientsFemale sexual function scoresTertiary academic referral centerHybrid transvaginal cholecystectomyProspective cohort studyAcademic referral centerConsecutive female patientsSexual function scoresBody mass indexStandard laparoscopic instrumentsNatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryTransluminal endoscopic surgeryTransvaginal trocarReferral centerCohort studyUmbilical trocarOperative timeSingle surgeonLess painMass indexMean age
2011
Female Sexual Function After Pure Transvaginal Appendectomy: A Cohort Study
Solomon D, Lentz R, Duffy AJ, Bell RL, Roberts KE. Female Sexual Function After Pure Transvaginal Appendectomy: A Cohort Study. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2011, 16: 183-187. PMID: 21997432, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1706-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaireFemale sexual functionTransvaginal appendectomyLaparoscopic appendectomySexual functionNatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryFSFI scoreCohort studyTransvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryFemale sexual function scoresBaseline FSFI scoresPostoperative sexual functionTraditional laparoscopic appendectomyUnderwent laparoscopic appendectomyProspective cohort studySexual function scoresT-testUnpaired t-testTransluminal endoscopic surgeryFSFI resultsAcute appendicitisFSFI domainsFunction scoresTransvaginal surgerySexual sequelae