Michael S. Baggish

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the number and types of complications associated with the use of minimally invasive nonhysteroscopic methods of endometrial ablation. Method: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website w…

Hysterectomy is one of the most frequently performed operations in the world, accounting for 500,000-600,000 procedures annually in the USA; the abdominal route for hysterectomy is the preferred route in 60-80% of these operations. Although…

ObjectiveOur purpose was to retrospectively review the intraoperative and long-term outcomes of 568 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding who were treated by endometrial ablation over an 11-year period.Study designFrom 1893 to 1994, 401 e…

Rigid carbon dioxide wave guides measuring 300 to 500 mm in length and 3.0 mm in diameter were evaluated in rabbits and humans. The wave guide provided an effective laser delivery system for operative laparoscopy. The tested guide was intro…

A flexible carbon dioxide laser fiber delivery system was used in conjunction with the laparoscope to treat 12 women. The 77 by 2 mm hollow fiber could subtend an arc of 90 degrees without significant loss of power or unfavorably affecting …