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