Anatomic relationships of psoas muscle: clinical applications to psoas hitch ureteral reimplantation
Objective The objective of the study was to examine the anatomic relationship of the genitofemoral and femoral nerves to the psoas major muscle. Study Design Dissections were performed in 17…
Impact of robotic operative efficiency on profitability
We have read the article of Drs Mueller and Matthews on the “impact of robotic operative efficiency on profitability” with interest and have several questions. First, it appears that very…
Hyperglycemia impairs cytotrophoblast function via stress signaling
Objective Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for preeclampsia. Cytotrophoblast (CTB) invasion is facilitated from the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin by urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), regulated by plasminogen activator…
The fellowship effect: how the establishment of a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery affected resident vaginal hysterectomy training
Objective We report on trends in resident-performed vaginal hysterectomies before and after the establishment of a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Study Design…
Sacral nerve stimulation reduces elevated urinary nerve growth factor levels in women with symptomatic detrusor overactivity
Objectives To investigate changes in urinary nerve growth factor (uNGF) in women with symptomatic detrusor overactivity (DO) following peripheral nerve evaluation (PNE) for sacral neuromodulation vs controls. Study Design There…
Effectiveness of blinding: sham suprapubic incisions in a randomized trial of retropubic midurethral sling in women undergoing vaginal prolapse surgery
Objective This planned secondary analysis of the Outcomes Following Vaginal Prolapse Repairs and Midurethral Sling trial assessed whether treatment knowledge differed between randomized groups at 12 months and whether treatment…
Preoperative uterine bleeding pattern and risk of endometrial ablation failure
Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study included all patients who had their first endometrial ablation from January 2007 through June 2009 at Women and Infants Hospital. We excluded women…
Venous thromboembolism in reconstructive pelvic surgery
Materials and Methods Study design We utilized ACS-NSQIP, which captures >240 patient variables from >460 participating institutions. Outcomes, including VTE, within this database are tracked for 30 days within the…
Perioperative adverse events after minimally invasive abdominal sacrocolpopexy
Objective Our first objective was to compare peri- and postoperative adverse events between robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (RSC) and conventional laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) in a cohort of women who underwent these…
