Tissue extraction during minimally invasive Gyn surgery. First of 2 parts: Best practices for an environment in flux

	Arnold P. Advincula, MD, is Vice-Chair of Women’s Health and Chief of Gynecology, Department of ­Obstetrics and Gynecology, at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, New York. He serves on the OBG Management Board of Editors.
	Linda D. Bradley, MD, is Professor of Surgery; Vice Chairman of the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health Institute; and Director of the Center for ­Menstrual Disorders, Fibroids & Hysteroscopic Services at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She serves on the OBG Management Board of Editors.
	Cheryl Iglesia, MD, is Director of the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Professor, Departments of ObGyn and Urology, at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She serves on the OBG Management Board of Editors.
	Kimberly Kho, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Director of the Southwestern Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynecology, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
	Jason D. Wright, MD, is Sol Goldman Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York ­Presbyterian Hospital in New York, New York.

Dr. Advincula reports that he is a consultant to Blue Endo, CooperSurgical, Intuitive Surgical, and SurgiQuest. He also receives royalties from CooperSurgical.Dr. Bradley reports that she receives grant or research support from Bayer Research as a principal investigator and contributor; is a consultant to BlueSpire, Boston Scientific, Endoceutics, Hologic, and Smith & Nephew; and is a speaker for Bayer Healthcare. Other reported financial relationships: royalties from Elsevier; as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of MedScape and WebMD; and for articles published in Wolters Kluwer Health and UpToDate. Dr. Iglesia reports that she is a member of the FDA ObGyn Devices Panel.Dr. Kho reports no financial relationships relevant to this article. Dr. Wright reports that he receives grant or research support from Genentech.