PURPOSE OF REVIEW: As the number of gynecologic cancer survivors grows, there is an increased awareness and need for effective therapy for late side-effects caused by cancer treatments. Several treatment modalities are used to treat gynecologic…
OBJECTIVE: To review the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative femoral motor neuropathy without neurologic consultation or testing. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of 6 consecutive patients with postoperative femoral motor neuropathy…
BACKGROUND: Longitudinal assessments of quality of life are needed to measure changes over the course of a disease and treatment. Computer versions of quality of life instruments have increased the feasibility of obtaining longitudinal measurements.…
Laparoscopic surgery has been rapidly accepted without rigorous scientific study. New procedures and technologies have advanced rapidly, and most gynecologists have embraced these techniques. I believe that the new technology has given rise to the…
For the last few months, media and news outlets have exposed prominent professionals in many settings who have taken advantage of their status of power and influence to engage in sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. In medicine,…
BACKGROUND: Panniculectomy at time of gynecologic surgery is used to improve visualization and prevent major complications in morbidly obese patients. We examine the role of extended antibiotic prophylaxis in prevention of surgical site infections…
