Single port access laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy using contained manual morcellation: Experience from a tertiary...

To describe the surgical outcomes of single port access laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy (LSH) using in-bag manual morcellation and evaluate the feasibility of this procedure.

Thirty patients with symptomatic leiomyoma or adenomyosis were enrolled. A 2-cm transverse incision was made at the umbilicus and single port apparatus (LagiPort) was applied. After dissection of vesicouterine peritoneum from the uterus, the uterine ligaments and vessels were secured and transected by Gyrus PK cutting forceps. Cervical amputation at the level of internal os was made by SupraLoop (Karl Storz). The uterine corpus was put into an Endobag before morcellation. The opening of Endobag was exteriorized from the umbilical incision and the uterine corpus was removed in a contained manner by manual morcellation with a scalpel.

This procedure was successfully performed on all patients. Neither laparotomic conversion nor additional port was needed. The mean age and mean BMI of the patients were 43.63 years and 24.02 kg/㎡. The mean operative time was 148 min and the estimated blood loss in most patients was less than 150 ml. The median weight of uterine corpus was 214 g. No intraoperative complications occurred in any patient. One patient was diagnosed with unexpected endometrioid adenocarcinoma FIGO grade 1 postoperatively. One patient reported cyclic bleeding and underwent a transvaginal trachelectomy 17 months later.

Single port access LSH using contained manual morcellation represents a safe and feasible alternative to conventional LSH using open power morcellation.