Hysterectomy
Product Review
Product update: Neuromodulation device, cystoscopy simplified, hysteroscopy seal, next immunization frontier
NEW SACRAL NEUROMODULATION DEVICE
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. announced the first implantation of its recently US Food...
News for Your Practice
Is elagolix effective at reducing HMB for women with varying fibroid sizes and types?
Yes, according to data from phase 3 trials
Whether or not women experience symptoms from uterine fibroid(s) can be...
Conference Coverage
Depression linked to persistent opioid use after hysterectomy
VANCOUVER – Women with preoperative depression were more likely to have a comorbid pain disorder, compared with...
Expert Commentary
Does BSO status affect health outcomes for women taking estrogen for menopause?
What do results from the Women’s Health Initiative’s 18-year follow-up study reveal?
Clinical Review
2019 Update on minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
Requiring a very particular set of surgical skills, the cutting edge vNOTES technique for hysterectomy incorporates conventional...
Surgical Techniques
Hysterectomy in patients with history of prior cesarean delivery: A reverse dissection technique for vesicouterine adhesions
Vesicouterine adhesions resulting from prior CDs or other surgeries can distort the pelvic anatomy and present challenges during...
Clinical Review
Medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-age women
Appropriate clinical evaluation, laboratory assessment, and management can make the difference for many women with AUB, and avoid...
From the Journals
Trial of mesh vs. hysterectomy for prolapse yields inconclusive results
Surgical Techniques
Native tissue repair of POP: Surgical techniques to improve outcomes
Without mesh, it is imperative that gynecologic surgeons optimize their surgical technique to minimize failures and maximize...
Expert Commentary
Minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer: Is surgeon volume a factor?
Could surgeon volume account for some of the findings of the LACC trial (which indicated better outcomes for open versus...