BACKGROUND: The dynamic development towards robotic-assisted surgery particularly affects operative gynecology. The analysis of operative data from robotic-assisted procedures since the first application at a surgical center provides valuab…
BACKGROUND: The dynamic advances in robot-assisted surgery have particularly affected gynecological surgery. An analysis of the surgical data of robot-assisted procedures, starting when the procedure is first introduced into a surgical cent…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The LevaLap 1.0 (Core Access Surgical Technologies, Atlanta, GA) was designed to promote safer, more stable, and more predictable abdominal access when using the Veress needle for insufflation. We report on the fi…
The history of surgery has witnessed a remarkable evolution with the widespread adoption of minimally invasive techniques, notably operative video laparoscopy. This study aims to shed light on the laparoscopy experience in a rural hospital …
BACKGROUND: PTEN loss is a putative driver in histotypes of ovarian cancer (high-grade serous (HGSOC), endometrioid (ENOC), clear cell (CCOC), mucinous (MOC), low-grade serous (LGSOC)). We aimed to characterise PTEN expression as a biomarke…
In the Original article publication, the name of the co-author Antje Ganz was not included. The Correct order of authors is as given above.
We aimed to validate the prognostic association of p16 expression in ovarian high-grade serous carcinomas (HGSC) and to explore it in other ovarian carcinoma histotypes. p16 protein expression was assessed by clinical-grade immunohistochemi…
Rhabdomyolysis is a rare clinical condition resulting from severe muscle damage that can cause potentially life-threatening complications. Amongst other causes, muscle compression due to patient positioning during prolonged surgery may resu…
Previous publications suggest a reduction in the ovarian reserve following ovarian surgery. The influence of the underlying disease, histology, size of the ovarian cyst and type of procedure remains unclear. The aim of this study was to inv…
PURPOSE: To compare hospital versus individual surgeon's perioperative outcomes for laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH), and to assess the relationship between surgeon experience and perioperative outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of …
Objective The main objectives of our study were to demonstrate that laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) or total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) can be performed safely even in patients with a uterine weight ≥ 500 g, to analyze th…
In laparoscopy, specimens have to be removed from the abdominal cavity. If the trocar opening or the vaginal outlet is insufficient to pass the specimen, the specimen needs to be reduced. The power morcellator is an instrument with a fast r…
Aims: Laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) has been the gold standard treatment for uterine fibroids in women desiring uterine conservation. To evaluate a new fibroid treatment modality - radiofrequency volumetric thermal ablation (RFVTA) - we comp…
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the clinical profile of a concomitant diagnosis of adenomyosis in women with leiomyomas. DESIGN: Retrospective questionnaire-based study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): The study sample comprised a …
PURPOSE: To compare women undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy with adenomyosis and women with leiomyomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective and questionnaire-based study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uni…
Adenomyosis is an important clinical challenge in gynecology and healthcare economics; in its fully developed form, hysterectomy is often used to treat it in premenopausal and perimenopausal women. Symptoms of adenomyosis typically include …
PURPOSE: To better characterize adenomyosis as a disease entity. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of women undergoing hysterectomy with a histologic diagnosis of adenomyosis, adenomyosis and leiomyomas, and leiomyom…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of performing in vivo magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for uterine leiomyoma. DESIGN: Pilot study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): Six subjects planning surgical excision of uter…
BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is rarely diagnosed before hysterectomy and commonly coexists with uterine leiomyomas. The objective of this study was to identify distinct features of a concurrent diagnosis of adenomyosis in women with uterine leio…
OBJECTIVE: Reports exist in which cellular leiomyomas (CLs) appear to have clinical characteristics or genetic profiles similar to leiomyosarcomas. This study aimed to determine whether most CLs differ clinically from typical uterine leiomy…
OBJECTIVE: To see if clinicians' impressions were influenced by expert opinion on patient selection criteria that influence magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) leiomyoma treatment. DESIGN: Survey-based study. SETTING: Fi…
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the clinical profile of adenomyosis by comparison with uterine leiomyomas. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): The study comprised 76 women undergoing hysterecto…