Abstract The Dutch Society for Endoscopic Surgery together with the Dutch Society of
Obstetrics and Gynecology initiated a multidisciplinary working group to develop a guideline …

The Dutch Society for Endoscopic Surgery together with the Dutch Society of Obstetrics and
Gynecology initiated a multidisciplinary working group to develop a guideline on minimally …

Objective To evaluate the benefits and risks of laparoscopic surgery and provide clinical
direction on entry techniques, technologies, and their associated complications in …

Background Laparoscopy is a common procedure in many surgical specialties.
Complications arising from laparoscopy are often related to initial entry into the abdomen …

Objective To provide clinical direction, based on the best evidence available, on
laparoscopic entry techniques and technologies and their associated complications. Options …

To review the complications associated with laparoscopic surgery and provide clinical
direction regarding the best practice based on the best available evidence. The …

It is well known that at least 50% of laparoscopic complications occur during the initial entry
into the abdomen regardless of the method used. There is evidence that most gynecologists …

Techniques and instrumentation for minimally invasive surgical procedures originated in
gynecologic surgery, but the benefits of surgery with small incisions or no incisions at all …

Conventional and robot-assisted laparoscopic gynecologic surgery offers many advantages
over a traditional laparotomy. However, these minimally invasive approaches can present …

Objective Entry into the abdomen during operative laparoscopy is a source of some
controversy regarding the safest and most useful method. The objective of this review is to …