Same-day discharge is feasible and safe in patients undergoing minimally invasive staging for gynecologic malignancies

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Same-day discharge is feasible and safe in patients undergoing minimally invasive staging for gynecologic malignancies

Materials and Methods After obtaining institutional review board approval from Kaiser Permanente, we performed a retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing minimally invasive surgical staging for endometrial or cervical cancer…

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A prospective comparison of postoperative pain and quality of life in robotic assisted vs conventional laparoscopic gynecologic surgery

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on A prospective comparison of postoperative pain and quality of life in robotic assisted vs conventional laparoscopic gynecologic surgery

Objective We sought to compare robotic vs laparoscopic surgery in regards to patient reported postoperative pain and quality of life. Study Design This was a prospective study of patients who…

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Decreased concentration of protease inhibitors: possible contributors to allodynia and hyperalgesia in women with vestibulodynia

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Decreased concentration of protease inhibitors: possible contributors to allodynia and hyperalgesia in women with vestibulodynia

Objective Women with vestibulodynia exhibit increased pain sensitivity to contact with the vaginal vestibule as well as with vaginal penetration. The mechanism(s) responsible for this effect remains incompletely defined. Based…

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Randomized controlled double-blind trial of transversus abdominis plane block versus trocar site infiltration in gynecologic laparoscopy

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Randomized controlled double-blind trial of transversus abdominis plane block versus trocar site infiltration in gynecologic laparoscopy

Materials and Methods After approval by the Institutional Review Board at White Plains Hospital Center, written informed consent was obtained preoperatively from women 18 years old or older undergoing gynecological laparoscopic…

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Gynecologic robotic laparoendoscopic single-site surgery: prospective analysis of feasibility, safety, and technique

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Gynecologic robotic laparoendoscopic single-site surgery: prospective analysis of feasibility, safety, and technique

Objective Multiple reports suggest that laparoendoscopic single-site surgery is technically feasible, safe, and effective in treating a variety of gynecological disease processes. The study purpose was to assess the feasibility and…

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