ObjectiveTo determine the justification for hysterectomies and the frequencies of histopathological lesions and complications in hystrectomised patients.MethodologyAs a part of a quality assurance process at the Mercy Teaching Hospital, hys…
The depth of myometrial invasion (DMI) is one of the most important prognostic indicators and determinants of therapy in endometrial cancer. There are well-documented problems in recognizing DMI. We examined 100 previously diagnosed endomet…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: We accepted this paper for publication because readers may wish to use it as a model for scrutiny of their own hospital statistics, especially in Australia where the hysterectomy rate is probably considerably higher than …
Lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) in 38 women with laparoscopically diagnosed and staged endometriosis. DPA was performed before and at the completion of 26 weeks of treatment with either go…