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This scoping review mapped and appraised the current evidence, with emphasis on myomectomy, adenomyomectomy, and endometriosis surgery. Materials and Methods: A scoping review with narrative synthesis was conducted and reported according to the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). PubMed\/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched from database inception to 16 May 2026. Records were appraised with design-appropriate instruments: Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) principles, Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions (ROBINS-I), randomized-trial risk-of-bias domains, and structured feasibility criteria. Results: Of 528 records identified, 20 were included. Eleven involved application of the technology in the care of patients; of these, only two were comparative\u2014one retrospective matched case\u2013control study of AR-assisted myomectomy and adenomyomectomy, and one single-center randomized controlled trial of 3D-printed model-assisted myomectomy. The remaining nine were enabling technologies validated on image datasets, operative video, ex vivo models, or animal models. Only one study reported a reproductive outcome\u2014pregnancy rates in a retrospective matched series of 34 patients, which did not differ between groups\u2014and no study reported live birth, obstetric, or long-term reproductive-safety outcomes. Conclusions: Current evidence supports technical feasibility and preoperative planning value but does not demonstrate improvement in reproductive outcomes; here \u201cfertility-preserving\u201d denotes the clinical context of the surgery rather than a demonstrated reproductive benefit. Adequately powered controlled studies reporting fertility-relevant endpoints are required.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62091790","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]],"date-time":"2026-09-17T09:59:03Z","timestamp":1789639143000},"page":"1790","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Computer Vision, and Three-Dimensional Modeling in Fertility-Preserving Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: A Scoping Review with Narrative Synthesis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Eleni","family":"Karatrasoglou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 11527 Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandros","family":"Rodolakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 11527 Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4301-8775","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Themistoklis","family":"Grigoriadis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Alexandra University Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Athanasios","family":"Protopapas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Alexandra University Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"125","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejogrb.2017.07.026","article-title":"Laparoscopic, minilaparoscopic, single-port and percutaneous hysterectomy: Comparison of perioperative outcomes of minimally invasive approaches in gynecologic surgery","volume":"216","author":"Rossitto","year":"2017","journal-title":"Eur. 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