Surgery
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Outpatient Hysterectomy Results Prove Positive
Major Finding: Mean operative time was 40 minutes, mean estimated blood loss was 63 mL, and 96% of women were discharged the same day.Data Source...
Expert Commentary
Is energy-based vessel sealing safer than suturing for vaginal hysterectomy?
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Early Oophorectomy Linked to Osteoporosis, Arthritis
Major Finding: The age-standardized mean femoral neck bone density was significantly lower in women with oophorectomy before age 45 than in those...
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Robotic Hysterectomy Found Safe in Morbidly Obese
Major Finding: Median estimated blood loss overall and in each BMI group was 100 mL. Median length of hospital stay of 1 day, likewise, was the...
From the Editor
How to repair bladder injury at the time of cesarean delivery
You’re well-trained to take primary responsibility for repair of most of these urinary tract injuries.
Expert Commentary
What is the recommended approach to a breast mass in a woman younger than 25 years?
Even though cancer is rare in this age group, all masses should be evaluated by palpation and ultrasonographic imaging performed by an expert,...
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON URINARY INCONTINENCE
For managing stress incontinence, new data on the efficacy of pessaries and behavioral therapy and the safety and success of sling procedures,...
Surgical Techniques
Strategies and steps for the surgical management of endometriosis
Should endometriomas be simply drained? Drained and coagulated? Or resected? Should implants be resected, or ablated? And is surgery a concluding...
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Urogynecologists Respond To FDA on Mesh for POP
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Prolapse Repair: Mid-Urethral Sling Reduces Incontinence Risk
Major finding: Three months after surgery, the rate of urinary incontinence failure in those who received a prophylactic sling (23.6%) was less...
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Pelvic Floor Disorders Higher After Vaginal Delivery vs. C-Section
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