Surgery
Conference Coverage
Lightweight mesh reduces erosion risk after sacrocolpopexy
SAN ANTONIO – Mesh choice and suture selection are both important in decreasing the risk of erosion.
Conference Coverage
Predicting extraction of an intact uterus in robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy
SAN ANTONIO – Surgeons can calculate their ability to deliver an intact uterus vaginally during laparoscopic hysterectomy by using a new scoring...
From Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
Advanced techniques in cystectomy for mature cystic teratomas
Conference Coverage
Confirmatory blood typing unnecessary for closed prolapse repairs
SAN ANTONIO – It may be safe to skip the preoperative blood type and antibody screening before closed apical prolapse repairs, but the same can’t...
Conference Coverage
Long-term durability low for nonmesh vaginal prolapse repair
This is the first randomized trial comparing transvaginal uterosacral ligament suspension and transvaginal sacrospinous ligament fixation for...
Conference Coverage
Don’t shy away from vaginal salpingectomy
Performing concomitant prophylactic salpingectomy is feasible in vaginal hysterectomies.
Surgical Techniques
Abdominal myomectomy: Patient and surgical technique considerations
Myomectomy is appropriate for many women with uterine fibroids whether or not they wish to preserve their childbearing potential. An expert...
Medical Education Library
The role of moisturizers and lubricants in genitourinary syndrome of menopause and beyond
What role do moisturizers and lubricants play for women across patient populations? By openly talking to patients, we can individualize treatment...
Article
Delivering clinician should be seated
News for Your Practice
Direct from San Antonio: SGS Fellow Scholar reports from society’s 2017 annual meeting
From the Journals
Laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy yield equivalent survival
A randomized trial suggests that long-term survival outcomes are just as good with total laparoscopic hysterectomy as with total abdominal...