The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

"Deep endometriosis" includes rectovaginal lesions as well as infiltrative forms that involve vital structures such as bowel, ureters, and bladder. The available evidence suggests the same pathogenesis for deep infiltrating vesical and rect…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate a prospective series of consecutive patients with adnexal masses selected with strict preoperative clinical and ultrasonographic criteria. DESIGN: Prospective series of cons…

Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging accurately diagnosed adenomyosis uteri in three women. We performed laparoscopic excision of myometrial adenomyomas and localized portions of adenomyosis uteri in all women in whom the disorder was ac…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to review outcomes of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) performed on patients with large uteri and compare those outcomes with existing series of hysterectomies reporting removal of…

Vulvar edema as a complication of laparoscopy is a rare condition. A 23-year-old woman was admitted with progressive dysmenorrhea and underwent laparoscopic bilateral endometrioma cystectomy. Twenty-seven hours after surgery, unilateral vul…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate feasibility and morbidity of a total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy (TLRH). DESIGN: Retrospective chart review (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Gynecologic cancer center. PATIENTS: Fifty…