Meenal Misal

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review predictors associated with persistent pain after hysterectomy performed for individuals with chronic pelvic pain. DATA SOURCES: PubMed and EMBASE were queried from inception to July 2, 2024, searching fo…

INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract endometriosis involving the bladder or ureters is estimated to encompass 1% of women with endometriosis, but in up to 19% to 53% of deep invasive endometriosis cases. The bladder is most commonly involved urinary…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evaluate inter-rater and intrarater reliability of a novel scoring tool for surgical complexity assessment of endoscopic hysterectomy. DESIGN: Validation study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: Total of 11…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To present a series of robotic laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and reduced-port hysterectomy cases and discuss the surgical technique required for successful use on this new platform. DESIGN: Retrospective case…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify incidence of decision regret associated with surgery for endometriosis or chronic pelvic pain (CPP). DESIGN: Survey study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENTS: All patients undergoing excisional surger…