Procedures

A look at Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4.

The March of Dimes releases their annual report card on the United States and prematurity. Plus: Can anything be done about HPV vaccine rates? Also, a look at the place of ultrasound in breast cancer detection.

Ultrasound could replace the stethoscope in ob/gyn, says this doctor who trains practitioners in the developing world.

It has been more than 55 years since ultrasound was first described, and today’s tools and techniques barely resemble the initial construct.

Evidence shows that it may be a viable remedy for the country's physician deficit.

DNA from a genetically dissimilar deceased twin may be counted as part of total fetal DNA, leaving to incorrect test results for the surviving fetus.

A high/low agreement usually is done to prevent a “runaway” jury from coming back with an unreasonably high award, but ensures the plaintiff of something because they are agreeing to a lower amount than what the jury might have awarded.

A first-of-its-kind prospective study by researchers from Australia shows that women who have operative deliveries may be at increased risk of dyspareunia during the postpartum period.

A panel of experts were bested only once at the “Stump the Professors” session at the 43rd AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology in Vancouver. A sarcoma was the diagnosis that got away among three complex cases presented to a packed audience.

The big question is whether the robot improves outcomes in gynecologic surgery.

Using ultrasound data from more than 4000 pregnancies in women in 8 countries, researchers have identified ideal standards of fetal growth and development.

Spanning a full weekend, the 2-day course afforded the students the opportunity for 3 hours of hands-on scanning per day.

Ultrasound-based evaluation is less costly than an endometrial biopsy and also allows for evaluation of the adnexa and bladder.

A single-institution retrospective study published in JSLS, The Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons suggests that operative times may be shorter and blood loss lower when hysterectomy is done by high-volume surgeons.

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Glassware is the cute moniker that Google uses to describe the bevy of Google-approved applications that are ready-to-go with Glass. When you are logged into your MyGlass account, you can simply click on the Glassware tab (see below) and up will come not only the Google-selected "Featured Glassware," but also all of the Google-published Glassware. It is important to know that Google does encourage developers to "side-load" their own homegrown apps, but we will discuss that in a future post.

Morris Wortman, MD performs an ultrasound-guided reoperative hysteroscopic surgery on a patient who had undergone endometrial ablation approximately 18 months earlier.

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The use of forceps and the vacuum extractor shouldn't be allowed to become a lost art.

Four physicians debate whether the robot is the future of gynecologic surgery.

Pregnant patients who have undergone some form of bariatric surgery are at greater risk of preterm birth than women who haven’t had the procedure, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. The risk of small for gestational age (SGA) was also increased in women with previous bariatric surgery.

Three IVF experts discuss what policy is best for infertility patients.

A new retrospective study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that robotics don’t improve benign hysterectomy outcomes and, in fact, increase cost of the surgery.

Clear, consistent steps for each specific surgical procedure should be adopted so that team members can become familiar with each procedure with repetition. Procedural steps for a robotic hysterectomy are shown in the video.

Employing a separate 5-mm conventional laparoscope via the assistant port allows for safe placement of robotic ports and instruments under direct laparoscopic visualization. The robotic ports are generally placed such that they are in a straight line to minimize arms clashing. The ports are generally placed at the level of the umbilicus. They should, however, be adjusted cephalad, to accommodate complex surgical cases such as large fibroids, obese patients, or para-aortic lymph node dissection.

We all know that American healthcare technology is expensive. But is it worth it?

A plan for determining if intrauterine growth restriction is present, then monitoring and delivering when and how it's best for mother and infant.