Background Older patients are at increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. There are limited data on the safety of a robotic approach in the staging for endometrial cancer. Objective…
Introduction Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed annually in the United States. Choosing the safest, most cost-effective approach is critical. Guidelines can help select appropriate candidates for vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and,…
Obstetrics and gynecology education is one of the lowest-ranked medical school experiences by US medical school graduates. The inability to provide students with experiential excellence could be a detriment to…
Obstetrical hemorrhage remains a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. New concepts involving the pathophysiology of hemorrhage have been described and include early activation of both the protein C and…
Alternative sources of stem cells Embryonic stem (ES) cells are totipotent but have been shown to form tumors in immunodeficient mice. ES cells grow as teratocarcinomas in vivo and frequently acquire…
Posterior vaginal wall prolapse is one of the most common prolapses encountered by gynecological surgeons. What appears to be a straightforward condition to diagnose and treat surgically for physicians has…
Related article, page 371 On Dec. 23, 2015, the Division of Vital Statistics of the National Centers for Health Statistics reported that the 2014 national twin birth rate reached an…
Related article, page 371 Traditionally, obstetricians have taken an apparently easy way out and used the presentation combination of twins to decide how to deliver them. Generally, vertex-vertex twins were always…
Related article, page 376 In this issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Manuck et al report the results of a carefully-done analysis describing the characteristics associated with response…
