2016 Update on minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
OBG Management. 2016 April;28(4):
April 5, 2016|ObGyn
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Recent data indicate that electing a topical hemostatic agent or suturing may better protect ovarian reserve than using bipolar electrosurgery during laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy to remove an endometrioma in reproductive-aged women. In addition, the time has come once and for all to forgo routine preoperative mechanical bowel preparation in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
In this article
- Preserving ovarian function at laparoscopic cystectomy
- Incidence of bowel injury during gyn surgery
- Usefulness and safety of mechanical bowel preparation
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