Matthew T. Siedhoff

OBJECTIVE: To examine pain and biopsychosocial correlates over time for women with persistent postsurgical pain after surgery for endometriosis. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of women who underwent any endometriosis surgery between 2003 a…

In Brief As opposed to the satisfying solutions found in the management of acute pain, chronic pelvic pain can be a vexing problem for the patient and physician. Seldom is a single source or cause found, and nearly always the condition is i…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of mechanical bowel preparation on surgical field visualization during laparoscopic hysterectomy. METHODS: The study's primary outcome was the percentage of operations rated "good" or "excellent" in term…

When appropriately performed, hysterectomy most often contributes substantially to quality of life. Postoperative morbidity is minimal, in particular after minimally invasive surgery. In a minority of women, pain during intercourse is one o…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the short-term effects of salpingectomy during laparoscopic hysterectomy on ovarian reserve when ovarian preservation is planned in view of determining the feasibility of conducting the study on a larger scale. DESIGN…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on several outcomes in laparoscopic hysterectomy, in particular in the extremes of obesity. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SET…