Pre-ablation detection of adenomyosis may be clinically helpful to decrease the risk of ablation failure and subsequent hysterectomy. Two-dimensional (2D) combined with three-dimensional (3D) Transvaginal sonography (TVS) may be able to imp…
Study objectiveTo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel cryoablation device (Cerene Cryotherapy Device, Channel Medsystems, Emeryville, CA) in premenopausal women with heavy menstrual bleeding owing to benign causes.DesignA prosp…
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…
Endometrial ablation is a well-established minimally invasive gynecologic procedure for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal women. However, 16% of women have persistent abnormal bleeding or pain after ablation and fa…
Study objectiveTo determine which patient characteristics are associated with an increased risk of postablation pelvic pain.DesignCanadian Task Force classification II-2.MethodsData were collected from a retrospective cohort of patients who…
What is the hardest of all to do? To see with our eyes what our eyes lay before us. (Paraphrased, with apologies from Goethe) That essentially is the message of the innovative efforts of Ms. Deborah Bush, Chairperson of the New Zealand Endo…
Laparoscopically performed supracervical hysterectomy is becoming more widely accepted around the world. The objective of this case report is to describe a rare urinary tract complication associated with this operation. Case report. Referra…
This retrospective review describes our experience with the benefits of laparoscopic incidental appendectomy performed in association with various gynecologic procedures. Eighty-five women in the reproductive age group (25 to 48 years of ag…