T J Williams

INDICATIONS FOR COMPLETE PELVIC OPERATIONS AND MORE RADICAL PROCEDURES IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE OR EXTENSIVE ENDOMETRIOSIS: PDF Only

A prospective study of the incidence of endometriosis encountered in consecutive pelvic explorations was carried out. When study cards were filled out immediately after operation, it was found that one half of the patients had endometriosis…

The incidence of bilateral involvement in carcinoma of the ovary is shown to be relatively high. This is true for the different histologic type of malignant lesions and even when the ovary is grossly normal in appearance and on palpation. O…

Surgery has a specific and realistic place in the management of endometriosis. In the presence of an ovarian mass, diagnosis to rule out neoplasm is mandatory. Therapeutic surgery is carried out for the relief of pain when there is known sy…

Urologic injury during pelvic surgery is primarily a matter of prevention; should it occur, however, prompt recognition and appropriate management are essential. Basic principles are applicable, whether the operation has been performed via …

To determine whether subsequent pelvic difficulty justified hysterectomy in cases of surgical castration performed as treatment of breast cancer, 432 cases so operated on at the Mayo Clinic for the 13 years 1955-1967 were reviewed. Oophorec…