Janet Cruz

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS) on patient satisfaction following surgery, pre-procedure anxiety, postoperative pain, and patien…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic disorder that affects approximately 10% of reproductive aged women and can have wide-ranging detrimental effects. While endometriosis is known to be associated with early menopause, the rates of primar…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic disorder that affects approximately 10% of reproductive-aged women and can have wide-ranging detrimental effects. While endometriosis is known to be associated with early menopause, the rates of prim…

Background: Eighty-five percent of the time that endometriosis is found in the urinary tract, the condition is found on the bladder itself. Common symptoms include dysuria, hematuria, urinary urgency, and bladder pain. These symptoms may wo…

Given the marked improvement in laparoscopic technology, gynecologic surgeons feel comfortable operating in the pelvis for a variety of gynecologic pathologies. When pathology is found outside of the pelvis, however, gynecologic surgeons fi…