Gynecologic Surgical Procedures

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A feasibility study to evaluate pelvic peritoneal anatomy with a saline intraperitoneal sonogram (SIPS). 
  • A model to predict risk of blood transfusion after gynecologic surgery. 
  • A randomized, controlled trial evaluating 2 techniques of postoperative bladder testing after transvaginal surgery. 
  • Abdominal sacral colpopexy with allograft fascia lata: one-year outcomes. 
  • Accuracy of clinical assessment of paravaginal defects in women with anterior vaginal wall prolapse. 
  • Adverse outcomes after minimally invasive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in women 65 years and older in the United States. 
  • An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair. 
  • Anatomic relationships of the tension-free vaginal mesh trocars. 
  • Anatomy of ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves in relation to trocar placement and low transverse incisions. 
  • Apical prolapse repair: weighing the risks and benefits. 
  • Apical prolapse. 
  • Assessing intraoperative judgment using script concordance testing through the gynecology continuum of practice. 
  • Assessing pelvic organ prolapse recurrence after minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy: does mesh weight matter? 
  • Assessment of intraoperative judgment during gynecologic surgery using the Script Concordance Test. 
  • Association between adjuvant posterior repair and success of native tissue apical suspension. 
  • Association of gabapentinoid utilization with postoperative pulmonary complications in gynecologic surgery: a retrospective cohort study. 
  • Availability and scope of integrated screening for patients with Lynch syndrome. 
  • Avoiding major vessel injury during laparoscopic instrument insertion. 
  • Bowel symptoms 1 year after surgery for prolapse: further analysis of a randomized trial of rectocele repair. 
  • Carcinoma of the vulva: combined modality treatment. 
  • Changes in Performance of Apical Suspension at the Time of Surgery for Prolapse: Assessment of the Influence of the American Urogynecologic Society and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Bulletin. 
  • Characteristics associated with composite surgical failure over 5 years of women in a randomized trial of sacrospinous hysteropexy with graft vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension. 
  • Comparing the risk of urethrolysis for the treatment of voiding dysfunction between two retropubic mesh slings: a case-control study. 
  • Comparison of 2 transvaginal surgical approaches and perioperative behavioral therapy for apical vaginal prolapse: the OPTIMAL randomized trial. 
  • Comparison of postoperative pain outcomes after vertical or Pfannenstiel incision for major gynecologic surgery. 
  • Complication and reoperation rates after apical vaginal prolapse surgical repair: a systematic review. 
  • Complications associated with optical-access laparoscopic trocars. 
  • Complications of neglected vaginal pessaries: case presentation and literature review. 
  • Computer modeling informs study design: vaginal estrogen to prevent mesh erosion after different routes of prolapse surgery. 
  • Concomitant Anterior Repair, Preoperative Prolapse Severity, and Anatomic Prolapse Outcomes After Vaginal Apical Procedures. 
  • Cost of care using prophylactic negative pressure wound vacuum on closed laparotomy incisions. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of combination thromboembolism prophylaxis in gynecologic oncology surgery. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in gynecologic oncology surgery. 
  • Cost-minimization analysis of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Crowdsourcing: a valid alternative to expert evaluation of robotic surgery skills. 
  • De novo rectal prolapse after obliterative and reconstructive vaginal surgery for urogenital prolapse. 
  • Defining mechanisms of recurrence following apical prolapse repair based on imaging criteria. 
  • Design of a 3-Arm Randomized Trial for Posthysterectomy Vault Prolapse Involving Sacral Colpopexy, Transvaginal Mesh, and Native Tissue Apical Repair: The Apical Suspension Repair for Vault Prolapse in a Three-Arm Randomized Trial. 
  • Development and Validation of a Model for Opioid Prescribing Following Gynecological Surgery. 
  • Discrepancies in the female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon workforce. 
  • Does concomitant anterior/apical repair during midurethral sling improve the overactive bladder component of mixed incontinence? 
  • Early experience with mesh excision for adverse outcomes after transvaginal mesh placement using prolapse kits. 
  • Ectopic pregnancy: role of laparoscopic treatment. 
  • Effect of Uterosacral Ligament Suspension vs Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation With or Without Perioperative Behavioral Therapy for Pelvic Organ Vaginal Prolapse on Surgical Outcomes and Prolapse Symptoms at 5 Years in the OPTIMAL Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of sacrospinous hysteropexy with graft vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension on treatment failure in women with uterovaginal prolapse: 5-year results of a randomized clinical trial. 
  • Effects of dose ranging of adenosine infusion on electrocardiographic findings during and after general anesthesia. 
  • Efficacy and safety of transvaginal mesh kits in the treatment of prolapse of the vaginal apex: a systematic review. 
  • Enlargement of the genital hiatus is associated with prolapse recurrence in patients undergoing sacrospinous ligament fixation. 
  • Epidemiology and outcome assessment of pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Evidence-based anesthesia for major gynecologic surgery. 
  • Functional outcomes of primary and secondary repairs of vesicovaginal fistulae via vaginal cuff scar excision. 
  • Future Directions of Research and Care for Urinary Incontinence: Findings from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Summit on Urinary Incontinence Clinical Research in Women. 
  • Gaining the patient perspective on pelvic floor disorders' surgical adverse events. 
  • How does site of pelvic organ prolapse repair affect overactive bladder symptoms? 
  • Image-guided brachytherapy for gynecologic surgeons. 
  • Immediate Postoperative Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification Measures and 2-Year Risk of Prolapse Recurrence. 
  • Impact of Genital Hiatus Size on Anatomic Outcomes After Mesh-Augmented Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation. 
  • Impact of intraoperative dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia following gynecologic surgery. 
  • Improving Postoperative Efficiency: An Algorithm for Expedited Void Trials After Urogynecologic Surgery. 
  • Incidence of perioperative complications of urogynecologic surgery in elderly women. 
  • Incorporating simulation into gynecologic surgical training. 
  • Infundibulopelvic colpopexy with partial resection of vagina for repair of posthysterectomy vault prolapse. 
  • Insertion and removal of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Interrater reliability of the International Continence Society and International Urogynecological Association (ICS/IUGA) classification system for mesh-related complications. 
  • Intrauterine anesthesia for gynecologic procedures: a systematic review. 
  • Is postoperative bowel function related to posterior compartment prolapse repair? 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in gynecology. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in patients with benign adnexal disease: a comparative study. 
  • Laparoscopic positioning and nerve injuries. 
  • Laparoscopic secondary port conversion using a reusable blunt conical trocar. 
  • Leiomyoma-related hospitalization and surgery: prevalence and predicted growth based on population trends. 
  • Long-Term Effectiveness of Uterosacral Colpopexy and Minimally Invasive Sacral Colpopexy for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. 
  • Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Long-term outcomes of vaginal mesh versus native tissue repair for anterior vaginal wall prolapse. 
  • Loop electrosurgical excision procedure: safety and tolerability among human immunodeficiency virus-positive Kenyan women. 
  • Management of Vaginal Mesh Exposures Following Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. 
  • Management of advanced prolapse including a bowel obstruction: expanding the role of transvaginal surgery. 
  • Management of gynecologic surgery in the patient with factor XI deficiency: a review of the literature. 
  • Management strategies for Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser related vaginal agenesis: a cost-effectiveness analysis. 
  • Measuring outcomes in urogynecological surgery: "perspective is everything". 
  • Mechanical bowel preparation for gynecologic laparoscopy: a prospective randomized trial of oral sodium phosphate solution vs single sodium phosphate enema. 
  • Mesh sacrocolpopexy compared with native tissue vaginal repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Methods for the defining mechanisms of anterior vaginal wall descent (DEMAND) study. 
  • Midurethral slings for stress urinary incontinence: a urogynecology perspective. 
  • Minimally invasive surgery versus laparotomy in women with high grade endometrial cancer: a multi-site study performed at high volume cancer centers. 
  • Models for Predicting Recurrence, Complications, and Health Status in Women After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. 
  • Modified Open Laparoscopy Using a 5-mm Laparoscope. 
  • Neural entrapment during uterosacral ligament suspension: an anatomic study of female cadavers. 
  • Obesity as a risk for the recurrence of anterior vaginal wall prolapse after anterior colporrhaphy. 
  • On the Road to Safer Morcellation. 
  • Open sacrocolpopexy and vaginal apical repair: retrospective comparison of success and serious complications. 
  • Operations and pelvic muscle training in the management of apical support loss (OPTIMAL) trial: design and methods. 
  • Outcomes following vaginal prolapse repair and mid urethral sling (OPUS) trial--design and methods. 
  • Outcomes of native tissue transvaginal apical approaches in women with advanced pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. 
  • Pain and activity after vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. 
  • Patient characteristics and management of dermal allograft extrusions. 
  • Patient preferences of cosmesis for abdominal incisions in gynecologic surgery. 
  • Pediatric and adolescent gynecologic laparoscopy. 
  • Pelvic nerve injury following gynecologic surgery: a prospective cohort study. 
  • Pelvic organ prolapse: a review of the current literature. 
  • Pelvic prolapse: diagnosing and treating uterine and vaginal vault prolapse. 
  • Pelvic support, pelvic symptoms, and patient satisfaction after colpocleisis. 
  • Perioperative Complications in Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy Versus Transvaginal Mesh in the Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Analysis of a National Multi-institutional Dataset. 
  • Perioperative adverse events after minimally invasive abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response trial of intravenous adenosine for perioperative analgesia. 
  • Polyethylene Glycol 3350 and Docusate Sodium Compared With Docusate Sodium Alone After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Positive symptom improvement with laparoscopic uterosacral ligament repair for uterine or vaginal vault prolapse: interim results from an active multicenter trial. 
  • Postoperative Opioid Prescribing and the Pain Scores on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey. 
  • Postoperative adhesions in gynecologic surgery: a committee opinion. 
  • Postoperative management and restrictions for female pelvic surgery: a systematic review. 
  • Predicting the number of women who will undergo incontinence and prolapse surgery, 2010 to 2050. 
  • Predicting urinary incontinence after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Predictors of clinical outcomes in the laparoscopic management of adnexal masses. 
  • Preoperative Risk Assessment to Guide Prophylaxis and Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. 
  • Reanalysis of a randomized trial of 3 techniques of anterior colporrhaphy using clinically relevant definitions of success. 
  • Rectocele repair: a randomized trial of three surgical techniques including graft augmentation. 
  • Reduction in opioid use and postoperative pain scores after elective laparotomy with implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on a gynecologic oncology service. 
  • Reoperation for prolapse recurrence after sacrospinous mesh hysteropexy: characteristics of women choosing retreatment. 
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  • Responsiveness of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ) in women undergoing vaginal surgery and pessary treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Risk Factors for Surgical Failure and Worsening Pelvic Floor Symptoms Within 5 Years After Vaginal Prolapse Repair. 
  • Risk factors for mesh/suture erosion following sacral colpopexy. 
  • Robotic gynecologic surgery. 
  • Robotic-assisted laparoscopic gynecologic procedures in a fellowship training program. 
  • Robotic-assisted surgery in gynecologic oncology: a Society of Gynecologic Oncology consensus statement. Developed by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's Clinical Practice Robotics Task Force. 
  • Same-Day Discharge After Robotic-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Screening Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Prediction Model for Assessing Immediate Therapeutic Response to Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Uterine Fibroids. 
  • Sensory nerve injury after uterosacral ligament suspension. 
  • Short-term outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy compared with abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Small bowel obstruction after vaginal vault suspension: a series of three cases. 
  • Society of Gynecologic Oncology Future of Physician Payment Reform Task Force report: The Endometrial Cancer Alternative Payment Model (ECAP). 
  • Society of gynecologic oncology future of physician payment reform task force: Lessons learned in developing and implementing surgical alternative payment models. 
  • Standardization of lower extremity quantitative lymphedema measurements and associated patient-reported outcomes in gynecologic cancers. 
  • Streamlining Postoperative Void Trials: A Study Comparing Standard Backfill Versus Backfill in the Operating Room. 
  • Surgical Outcomes After Apical Repair for Vault Compared With Uterovaginal Prolapse. 
  • Surgical excision of eroded mesh after prior abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Surgical management of the apical vaginal defect. 
  • Symptomatic and anatomic 1-year outcomes after robotic and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Teaching learners to raise the roof: a vaginal surgery simulator for apical suspension. 
  • Teaching the art of LeFort colpocleisis: a moderate-fidelity, low-cost simulation model. 
  • The Effect of Age and Body Mass Index on the Surgical Anatomy of Supraumbilical Port Insertion: Implications for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. 
  • The benefits of using barbed sutures with automated suturing devices in gynecologic endoscopic surgeries. 
  • The impact of surgical complications on health-related quality of life in women undergoing gynecologic and gynecologic oncology procedures: a prospective longitudinal cohort study. 
  • The incidence of ureteral obstruction and the value of intraoperative cystoscopy during vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • The right question in the right database: epidural analgesia for gynecological oncologic surgery. 
  • The role of robotic surgery in gynecology. 
  • The utility of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and surgical planning before transvaginal periurethral diverticulectomy in women. 
  • Three-Dimensional-Printed Vaginal Molds for Use After McIndoe Neovagina Creation. 
  • Transvaginal endoscopic removal of eroded mesh after abdominal sacral colpopexy. 
  • Treatment through a preoperative anemia clinic is associated with a reduction in perioperative red blood cell transfusion in patients undergoing orthopedic and gynecologic surgery. 
  • Trends in Performance of Anti-Incontinence Treatment at the Time of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair From 2011 to 2019. 
  • Trends in use of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Two-year outcomes after sacrocolpopexy with and without burch to prevent stress urinary incontinence. 
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of Midurethral Sling Position and Correlation to Physical Examination and Patient Symptoms. 
  • Urinary basement membrane graft-augmented sacrospinous ligament suspension: a description of technique and short-term outcomes. 
  • Vaginal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort of Absorbable and Permanent Suture Groups. 
  • Vaginal and laparoscopic mesh hysteropexy for uterovaginal prolapse: a parallel cohort study. 
  • Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse: Predictors of high risk in a low-risk population. 
  • Visualization of the epigastric vessels and bladder before laparoscopic trocar placement. 
  • What happens to the posterior compartment and bowel symptoms after sacrocolpopexy? evaluation of 5-year outcomes from E-CARE. 
  • When to Operate, Hesitate and Reintegrate: Society of Gynecologic Oncology Surgical Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 
  • [Three subanaesthetic dose ketamines mixed with butorphanol in the postoperative continuous intravenous analgesia]. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Myers, Evan Robert, Walter L. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute
  • Sobolewski, Craig Joseph, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery