The expanding role of sonography for the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis: Results of a large case series.

Objective: To investigate the value of the sonographic identification of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) in women presenting with complaints suggestive of DIE. Sonography findings were correlated with subsequent surgical exploration, and histologic verification.

Methods: A retrospective observational case series was investigated to document the ability of the use of sonography to accurately detect the presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis.

Case Series of Reproductive Outcomes after Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Symptomatic Myomas.

Study Objective: To analyze pregnancy delivery and safety outcomes after patient receipt of percutaneous, laparoscopic intra-abdominal ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (Lap-RFA) for symptomatic uterine myomas.

Design: Case series (2010-2017); evidence was obtained from 2 randomized, controlled trials (level I), 6 cohort studies (level II-2), and in commercial settings (level II-3).

Setting: Multiple sites in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America (university hospitals, community hospitals, and stand-alone surgery centers).

Robotic-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus conventional total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Objectives: To compare patient characteristics, operative variables, and outcomes of 24 patients who underwent robotic-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) with 44 patients who underwent conventional TLH. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 44 patients with TLH and 24 patients with robotic TLH.

Results: Robotic TLH was associated with a shorter hospital stay (1.

Caseating granulomata caused by hemostatic agent posing as metastatic leiomyosarcoma.

Background: As the number of minimally invasive and laparoscopic procedures increases, hemostatic agents are becoming more popular as a means of achieving rapid hemostasis.

Case Report: The patient is a 61-year-old woman who underwent a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy. FloSeal Hemostatic Matrix (Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield Illinois) was used at the conclusion of the procedure.

Ischemic uterine rupture and hysterectomy 3 months after uterine artery embolization.

The exact frequency and extent of complications after uterine artery embolization (UAE) have yet to be documented in the literature. Ischemic necrosis and rupture of the uterus is a theoretical concern of this procedure. Rupture of the uterus from any cause is a very serious gynecologic complication requiring immediate surgical intervention to prevent death.