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This feasibility study aims to evaluate the utility of a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) probe for non-invasive monitoring of local cervical tissue oxygenation (StO2) during UTx. As proof-of-concept for the NIRS device, cervical StO2 was also measured during non-donor hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy to establish its capacity to reflect perfusion changes corresponding to vascular ligation. Methods: The ViOptix T. Ox Tissue Oximeter NIRS probe was attached to four uterine cervices during hysterectomy procedures and three separate donor cervices during UTx. Real-time StO2 measurements were recorded at critical surgical steps: baseline, ovarian vessel ligation, contralateral ovarian vessel ligation, uterine vessel ligation, contralateral uterine vessel ligation, and colpotomy for hysterectomy; donor internal iliac vein anastomosis to recipient external iliac vein, donor internal iliac artery anastomosis to recipient external iliac artery, contralateral donor internal iliac vein anastomosis to recipient external iliac vein, contralateral donor internal iliac artery anastomosis to recipient external iliac artery, and donor and recipient vagina anastomosis for UTx. Results: During hysterectomy, average StO2 levels sequentially decreased: 70.2% (baseline), 56.7% (ovarian vessel ligation), 62.1% (contralateral ovarian vessel ligation), 50.5% (uterine vessel ligation), 35.8% (contralateral uterine vessel ligation), and 8.5% (colpotomy). Conversely, during UTx, StO2 progressive increased with each anastomosis: 8.9% (internal iliac vein- external iliac vein), 27.9% (internal iliac artery-external iliac artery), 56.9% (contralateral internal iliac vein-contralateral external iliac vein), 65.9% (contralateral internal iliac artery-contralateral external iliac artery), and 65.2% (vaginal anastomosis). Conclusions: The inverse correlation between StO2 and vascular ligation during hysterectomy and the progressive rise in StO2 during UTx suggests that cervical tissue oximetry may serve as a non-invasive modality for monitoring uterine graft perfusion. Further studies are warranted to determine whether these devices complement current assessments of uterine graft viability and salvage thrombosed grafts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14144832","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,8]],"date-time":"2025-07-08T07:31:57Z","timestamp":1751959917000},"page":"4832","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Feasibility of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation During Uterus Transplantation and Hysterectomy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Jeremy","family":"Applebaum","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nawar","family":"Latif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kathleen","family":"O\u2019Neill","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"616","DOI":"10.1097\/MOT.0000000000000936","article-title":"Uterus transplantation worldwide: Clinical activities and outcomes","volume":"26","author":"Belfort","year":"2021","journal-title":"Curr. 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