Gynecologic Surgery
Conference Coverage
Racial disparities found in treatment of tubal pregnancies
Black and Latina women are 50% less likely to undergo a minimally invasive procedure to treat ectopic pregnancy compared with their White peers,...
Feature
MDs doing wrong-site surgery: Why is it still happening?
“When they make a wrong-site error, usually the first thing they say is, ‘I never thought this would happen to me.’ ”
From the Journals
Pelvic floor dysfunction imaging: New guidelines provide recommendations
“These diseases do not choose an arbitrary side in the pelvis ... Instead, [they] affect the entire pelvis and require a multidisciplinary and...
Commentary
How physicians can provide better care to transgender patients
Those transgender patients who seek care often have unpleasant experiences.
From the Journals
Frailty screening should be routine in endometrial cancer surgery
FDA/CDC
FDA supports robotic device as hysterectomy helper
Robotically assisted surgical device approved as option for hysterectomy in noncancerous cases.
From the Journals
Prophylactic NPWT may not improve complication rate after gynecologic surgery
The study results do not entirely resolve the question in patients with higher BMI, according to Dr. Sarah Temkin.
FDA/CDC
FDA finalizes guidance for power morcellators in gynecologic surgery
The agency noted that physicians should conduct a thorough preoperative screening and that the devices should only be used for hysterectomies and...
Conference Coverage
Cervical cancer recurrence patterns differ after laparoscopic and open hysterectomy
The likelihood of recurrence at certain sites and the timing of recurrence may relate to the surgical approach.
Conference Coverage
Two-layer vaginal cuff closure may protect against laparoscopic hysterectomy complications
Fewer vaginal cuff complications occurred in patients whose surgeons used the two-layer technique instead of the one-layer technique.
Conference Coverage
Researchers evaluate gynecology-specific laparoscopic simulator
Students’ confidence appears similar doing a simulated laparoscopic suturing task whether they train with a standard or gynecology-specific...