Multidisciplinary care for endometriosis often includes surgical diagnosis and management, and within this context, the registered nurse first assistant (RNFA) plays a critical leadership role across the perioperative continuum. Surgical in…
ObjectiveBipolar electrosurgery is an excellent method for obtaining hemostasis at laparoscopy. The present study describes and evaluates a bipolar device that can be more versatile and cost effective in advanced operative procedures than t…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to review outcomes of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) performed on patients with large uteri and compare those outcomes with existing series of hysterectomies reporting removal of…
A 27-year-old woman had a history of acute chronic pelvic pain. She had had a previous salpingo-oophorectomy for an endometrioma. A computerized tomographic scan showed a left adnexal mass. She was known to have bilateral duplicate ureters …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pathologic findings in appendixes of women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for pelvic pain. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Private practice specializing in gyne…
Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy is based on classic culdoscopy. With alterations in equipment and method, the procedure holds promise for evaluation of pelvic pathology. We performed transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy in the operating room just be…
Fimbrioscopy and salpingoscopy were performed with a rigid salpingoscope during operative laparoscopy in 100 patients with minimal to moderate endometriosis and in 20 normal controls. Five women with endometriosis had perifimbrial adhesions…
Since the introduction of endoscopy by Jacobaeus in 1910, there has been a dramatic change in the pattern of and approach to the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases of the female reproductive organs. The advances in techniques of op…
The composition of plume produced during carbon dioxide laser endoscopic treatment for endometriosis was examined to determine whether it represented a hazard to the surgical staff. A total of 32 plume samples were collected from 17 women u…