John B. Gebhart

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rate of vaginal hysterectomy and outcomes after initiation of a prospective decision-tree algorithm to determine the optimal surgical route of hysterectomy. METHODS: A prospective algorithm to determine optimal r…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate practice change after initiation of a robotic surgery program using a clinical algorithm to determine the optimal surgical approach to benign hysterectomy. METHODS: A retrospective postrobot cohort of benign hysterec…

Some clinicians have recommended prophylactic oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy to reduce the risk for ovarian cancer. Previous estimates for risk for subsequent oophorectomy in women who have ovarian preservation at hysterectomy ran…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of subsequent oophorectomy among women who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications and those who did not. METHODS: Using Rochester Epidemiology Project resources, we compared the risk of oophorectomy th…

OBJECTIVE: Having demonstrated that prior history of prolapse was a risk factor for pelvic floor repair procedures after hysterectomy, the objective of this study was to assess medical risk factors for pelvic floor repair after hysterectomy…

To describe trends in the utilization of surgical procedures for pelvic organ prolapse among women in Olmsted County, MN, we retrospectively identified all county residents undergoing pelvic organ prolapse repair from January 1, 1965 throug…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess temporal trends for hysterectomy among Olmsted County, Minnesota women. STUDY DESIGN: Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project database, we identified all county residents undergoing a hys…

OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term fracture risk after hysterectomy, with or without oophorectomy. DESIGN: Population-based, cohort study. SETTING: Olmsted County, Minnesota. PATIENT(S): Women residing in Olmsted County (n = 9,258) who under…