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BACKGROUND: Laparotomy followed by inpatient hospitalization has traditionally been the most common surgical care for hysterectomy. The financial implications of the increased use of laparoscopy and outpatient hysterectomy are unknown. OBJ…
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis in women undergoing laparoscopic or abdominal hysterectomy, including those with and without preoperative indications of chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis, and t…
(Abstracted from Obstet Gynecol 2016;127:1045–1053) Chronic pelvic pain is common in reproductive-aged women. A large number of women with chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis undergo hysterectomy: 10% to 32% for chronic pelvic pain and 5% …
OBJECTIVE: To define the incidence of unexpected gynecologic malignancies among women who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications. METHODS: We conducted a data analysis of hysterectomy cases from a quality and safety database maintain…
It is estimated that 1 in 3 women in the United States will have a hysterectomy by age 60 years. Complications of hysterectomy are well known. Alternatives to hysterectomy for benign indications include operative hysteroscopy, endometrial a…