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…
PURPOSE: To examine the utilization and characteristics related to the use of hysteroscopy at the time of endometrial evaluation for endometrial hyperplasia in the outpatient surgery setting. METHODS: This cross-sectional study queried the…
BACKGROUND: Although hysteropexy has been used to preserve the uterus during uterine prolapse surgery for a long time, there is a scarcity of data that describe the nationwide patterns of use of this surgical procedure. OBJECTIVE: This stu…
PURPOSE: Uterine sarcoma (US) as a histologically heterogeneous group of tumors is rare and associated with poor prognosis. Prognostic factors based on systematic data collection need to be identified to optimize patients' treatment. METHO…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between hospital surgical volume and perioperative mortality of pelvic exenteration performed for gynecologic malignancies. METHODS: A population-based retrospective study utilizing the…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The findings of previous studies have been inconsistent as to whether benign hysterectomy via minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery increases the risk of vesicoureteral injury when compared with laparotomy. The objectives…
OBJECTIVE: To compare operating time and blood loss in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomies (TLH) for benign conditions with either the Marseal™ IQ 5 mm (MS) or the Ligasure™ 5 mm (LS) vessel-sealing device. DESIGN AND SET…