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Comparison between single-site and multiport robot-assisted myomectomy

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Minimizing the number of port incisions during minimally invasive surgery is associated with improved outcomes and patient satisfaction. We designed this work to study the perioperative outcomes of robotic single-site myomectomy (RSSM) in comparison to robotic multiport myomectomy (RMM) in a certain subset of patients. The design of the study is a multicenter retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification III). The setting was three university hospitals. Eighty patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids undergoing robot-assisted single-site myomectomy were selected for the study. These 80 consecutive RSSM patients were matched at the uterine fibroid tumor burden level with 95 consecutive RMM patients performed at the same institutions, by the same surgeons, within a similar time frame. The main outcome measures were estimated blood loss (EBL), operative time, overnight admission, and post-operative complications. Of the 175 women, 95 (54.2%) underwent RMM and 80 (45.7%) underwent RSSM. Single-site vs. multiport patient demographics differed significantly in mean age (39.1 vs. 35.6, p < 0.001), and BMI (25.3 vs. 27.5, p < 0.04). Pre-operative MRI fibroid characteristics were matched between the two cohorts. Fibroid size on imaging (5.8 cm vs. 5.9 cm, p = 0.4) and the number of fibroids removed (2.5 vs. 2.3, p = 0.08) were similar between the two groups. After adjustment for multiple covariates with regression models, single-site myomectomy and multiport myomectomy has comparable EBL (83.3 mL vs. 109.2 mL, p = 0.34), operative time (162.4 min vs. 162.4 min, p = 0.99), overnight admission (OR = 1.54, p = 0.44) and a post-operative complication (OR = 1.3, p = 0.78). In selected patients, robotic single-site myomectomy is equivalent to its multiport counterpart. Both surgical approaches are associated with low rates of intra-operative and post-operative complications.

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Abbreviations

RSSS:

Robot-assisted single-site myomectomy

RMM:

Robot-assisted multiport myomectomy

EBL:

Estimated blood loss

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

BMI:

Body mass index

SD:

Standard deviation

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  1. Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA

    Gaby N. Moawad, Paul Tyan & Erryn E. Tappy

  2. Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Paul Tyan

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Cancer Center, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Republic of Korea

    Jiheum Paek

  4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Daniel Park

  5. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Souzanna Choussein, Serene S. Srouji & Antonio Gargiulo

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Moawad, G.N., Tyan, P., Paek, J. et al. Comparison between single-site and multiport robot-assisted myomectomy. J Robotic Surg 13, 757–764 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-019-00919-0

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