Surgery
Arnold Advincula's Surgical Techniques
Vasopressin injection into the myometrium during robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy
Vasopressin causes vasospasm and uterine muscle contraction and decreases blood loss during myomectomy.
Surgical Techniques
Robotic vesicovaginal fistula repair: A systematic, endoscopic approach
Although traditionally rare, this is a challenging repair that you may begin to encounter more often. Here, steps to an expert approach to...
News for Your Practice
Long-term increase seen in abdominal sacrocolpopexy failure rates
The extended CARE study (7 years) found that urethropexy prevented SUI longer than no urethropexy, but both groups had significant failure rates....
Medical Verdicts
Should have used other dystocia maneuvers first
Expert Commentary
Is same-day discharge feasible and safe for women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy?
Yes.
Expert Commentary
STOP performing dilation and curettage for the evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding
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Abdominal sacrocolpopexy 'less effective than desired' for POP
Major finding: The estimated probabilities of a composite of anatomic and symptomatic treatment failure were 0.48 for women who had concomitant...
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Routine bilateral salpingectomy with hysterectomy gains acceptance
Major finding: The bilateral salpingectomy rate increased from 3% in 2009 and 2010 to 73% in the first 6 months of 2012.Data source: A...
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Most ovarian cysts in adolescents resolve
Major finding: Of the 78 cysts, 61 (90%) resolved and 17 did not.Data source: A study of 78 adolescent females at Children’s Mercy Hospital,...
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Mesh, native tissue for prolapse repair yield similar 3-year outcomes
Major finding: Ninety percent of mesh patients improved in prolapse stage from baseline, vs. 86% of no mesh patients.Data source: A randomized...
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Retropubic midurethral sling bests mini-sling for SUI
Major finding: Overall incontinence and stress-specific incontinence were more likely with mini-sling vs. retropubic midurethral sling procedures...