Surgical Techniques

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Vaginal hysterectomy: Is skill the limiting factor?

Author:: Carl W. Zimmerman, MD

For the expert surgeon, there is no absolute uterine size limit

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Hysterectomy: Which route for which patient?

The vaginal route—with or without laparoscopic assistance—is often preferable to laparotomy, but much less common.

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Abdominal techniques for surgical management of vaginal vault prolapse

Author:: William Irvin, MD; Kathie Hullfish, MD

Indications, techniques, and evidence-based rationale

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Surgical management of vaginal vault prolapse

Author:: William Irvin, MD; Kathie Hullfish, MD

Choosing the right procedure is a judgment call, based on the patient’s age, desire for coitus, and overall health.

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Avoiding lower urinary tract injury

Urogynecologists discuss the rising injury rate, the reasons behind it, and techniques for safe and successful pelvic surgery.

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A look at the latest fibroid treatments, including uterine artery embolization, focused ultrasound, and drug therapy.

Author:: Barbara S. Levy, MD

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Uterine artery embolization for abnormal bleeding

Author:: Ducksoo Kim, MD

How to treat women with fibroids or adenomyosis, the most common myometrial causes of premenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding.

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The evidence-based way to prevent wound infections

Author:: Joseph D. Dirocco, MD

Are some CDC recommendations more equal than others?

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Catastrophic intraoperative hemorrhage: 5-step action plan

Author:: Donald G. Gallup, MD

If this emergency cannot be averted with careful preoperative assessment, rely on a reasoned plan, basic tools, a few new tools, and tried-and-...