Steven McCarus

Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic, oestrogen-dependent disease with major impacts on pain, fertility and quality of life. This Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders and American Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery opinion s…

INTRODUCTION: Preoperative ureteral catheterization/stenting (stenting) and intraoperative diagnostic cystoscopy (cystoscopy) may help prevent or identify intraoperative ureteral injuries (IUIs) during abdominopelvic surgery. In order to pr…

OBJECTIVE: Hand assist laparoscopic surgery (HALS) is a surgical modality rarely used in benign gynecology. We analyzed nonmalignant pelvic disorders that utilized HALS to see whether there is any benefit over standard laparotomy. METHODS:…

BACKGROUND: Hand assist laparoscopy (HALS) is a minimally invasive technique which allows for the placement of the surgeon's non-dominant hand through a hand-port device while maintaining pneumoperitoneum. There is no standardization of thi…