Kimberly A. Kho

Adenomyosis is a heterogeneous, nonmalignant uterine disorder characterized by ectopic endometrium within the myometrium, leading to abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, and subfertility. Once considered a disease o…

The use of generative artificial intelligence has begun to permeate most industries, including medicine, and patients will inevitably start using these large language model chatbots as a modality for education. As healthcare information tec…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of endometriosis on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: The American College of Surgeons National Surgica…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis affects 10% of reproductive-aged women. Its impact on complications after gynecologic surgery is, however, not well known. This study aimed to investigate the effect of endometriosis on perioperative outcomes of …

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Historically, hysterectomy has been the recommended treatment for patients with adenomyosis. However, in the past two decades, various uterine-sparing treatment methods have emerged. These range from excisional techniques such as adenomyome…

Background: Lower abdominal and pelvic pain frequently has nongynecologic causes, and diagnosis and treatment could be challenging. While gynecologic causes are common, careful consideration must be given to other etiologies as well, partic…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Women with endometriosis often report onset of symptoms during adolescence; however, the diagnosis of endometriosis is often delayed. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of adolescents who underwe…

Electromechanical morcellators have come under scrutiny with concerns about complications involving iatrogenic dissemination of both benign and malignant tissues. Although the rapidly rotating blade has resulted in morcellator-related vascu…

OBJECTIVE: Use of robotically assisted hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions is increasing. Using the most recent, available nationwide data, we examined clinical outcomes, safety, and cost of robotic compared with laparoscopic hys…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disorder that affects women of reproductive age. It can be asymptomatic or can cause pelvic pain or subfertility. On rare occasions it may manifest outside of the pelvis, leading to a multit…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To report the feasibility and safety of the use of a novel energy source that uses an electrically neutral beam of pure argon plasma for the laparoscopic management of endometriosis. METHODS: In this prospective p…