Risk management in obstetrics and gynecology May 1, 2009 By:Dawn Collins, JD
A woman undergoes a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and inadvertently the bladder and urethra is injured.
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Pelvic sources of venous reflux—especially the somewhat controversial pelvic congestion syndrome—are underappreciated when evaluating gynecologic patients, argues an advocate of this newer discipline. Mar 1, 2009 By:Jerry G. Ninia, MD
Venous reflux from pelvic sources is often overlooked when evaluating gynecologic patients, argues an advocate of the newer discipline of phlebology. Pay special attention, he urges to those patients having pelvic pain and chronic venous insufficiency in their legs.
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Nov 1, 2008
This analysis from the North American Menopause Society reviews OCs and a controversial form of estrogen/progesterone therapy.
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Risk management in obstetrics and gynecology Nov 1, 2008 By:Dawn Collins, JD
A woman underwent laparoscopic removal of a retained fibroid following a prior hysterctomy and removal of multiple fibroids.
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Nov 1, 2008
The number of women with stage II to IVA cervical cancer treated in the US with chemotherapy more than doubled during the period 1997 to 2001.
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Nov 1, 2008
BMD alone and in combination with the Gail score helps to quantify the risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
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Nov 1, 2008
Pelvic floor disorders such as urinary and fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse affect nearly 25% of US women.
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Nov 1, 2008
In women with vulvodynia, topical gabapentin brings significant pain relief.
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Nov 1, 2008
By 2006, more than 1 in 5 women with breast cancer being treated at the Mayo Clinic received preoperative MRI.
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