OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the role of MRI as a preoperative diagnostic tool for leiomyoma and adenomyosis. METHOD: This is a retrospective chart review at a university-based hospital. The study included 1517 women who underwent hysterectomy …
OBJECTIVE: To analyze clinicopathologic patterns of early ovarian carcinoma. DESIGN: Retrospective chart and histopathology review. SETTING: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York and the Centre Jean Perrin, Clermont Ferrand, France. P…
OBJECTIVES: We compared the perioperative morbidity of laparoscopic hysterectomy for gynecologic oncologic (group A) and benign gynecologic (group B) indications at a single institution. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of 159 con…
Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma arising from pelvic endometriosis has not been reported in the literature. We report a case of a 50-year-old woman with stage I clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina who was found to have endometriosis ad…
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery has revolutionized the concept of minimally invasive surgery for the last 3 decades. Robotic-assisted surgery is one of the latest innovations in the field of minimally invasive surgery. Already, many proced…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the feasibility and outcome of total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy for patients with stage I cervical cancer or severe pelvic endometriosis using harmonic shears as the…
OBJECTIVE: To report outcomes of laparoscopic management of patients with ovarian remnant (OR). DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: Referral practice and tertiary medical center. PATIENT(S): Sixty-four patients with confirmed OR…
OBJECTIVE: To report a series of laparoscopic vesicopsoas hitch procedures performed for the treatment of infiltrative ureteral endometriosis. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of 6 women with severe endometriosis and ureteral obstruct…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To report the outcome of rigid sigmoidoscopy during operative laparoscopy in patients at high risk for rectosigmoid and large bowel injury. DESIGN: Prospective patient database with retrospective chart review (Canadian Tas…
BACKGROUND: A number of histologic and epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between endometriosis and ovarian carcinoma. Some reports have described a transition from endometriosis to atypical endometriosis to carcinoma. Usin…
OBJECTIVE: To report laparoscopic management of 15 patients with infiltrative bladder wall endometriosis and to report a case of endometrioid adenosarcoma. DESIGN: Prospective chart review. SETTING: Referral center for endometriosis. PAT…
The following is a description of the first series of laparoscopic partial proctectomies performed without a separate surgical incision. Sixteen women were treated for extensive endometriosis invading the rectal wall. This original series o…
Laparoscopic myomectomy has recently gained wide acceptance. However, this procedure remains technically highly demanding and concerns have been raised regarding the prolonged time of anesthesia, increased blood loss, and possibly a higher …
OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic management of ovarian dermoid cysts based upon our ten years' experience. METHODS: Charts of 81 patients who underwent laparoscopic removal of dermoid cysts since March 1988 a…
Objective: To assess the long-term genitourinary and gastrointestinal complaints following presacral neurectomy.Design: A prospective postoperative follow-up of patients who underwent laparoscopic presacral neurectomy and treatment of endom…
OBJECTIVE: To review the clinical presentations of and management options for diaphragmatic endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective review. SETTING: Referral center. PATIENT(S): Twenty-four women with endometriosis of the diaphragm. INTERV…
Objective: To report the technique and long-term outcome of laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy of injured ureter.Design: A prospective follow-up study.Materials and Methods: Follow-up of nine patients, aged 30-43 years, who acquired intention…
The continually changing definition of operative laparoscopy as well as the ever-widening boundaries of its use are discussed in this report. It is important to prepare residents to adequately undertake advanced laparoscopic surgery as lapa…
We report the case of a patient with pelvic endometriosis and recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces who had thoracotomy and diagnostic laparoscopy, with subsequent acute pulmonary edema. Potential causes are discussed. After a thorough liter…
In a controlled, randomized study, we evaluated the effectiveness of various hormonal regimens in treating 70 women (mean age 34.7 +/- 5.7 years) who had unilateral of bilateral ovarian cysts presumed to be physiological (functional) and a …
OBJECTIVES: To discuss the safety of laparoscopic removal of the cervical stump after supracervical hysterectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective review of six cases. SETTING: Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, a tertiary referral center. PATIENT(…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of the laparoscopic approach for the diagnosis and treatment of severe urinary tract endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective review of 28 cases of severe urinary tract endometriosis. SETTING: Center for Sp…