Medical Device Safety and Surgical Dissemination of Unrecognized Uterine Malignancy: Morcellation in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology

Minimally invasive surgery has been utilized in the field of obstetrics and gynecology as far back as the 1940s when culdoscopy was first introduced as a visualization tool. Gynecologists then began to employ minimally invasive surgery for adhesiolysis and obtaining biopsies but then expanded its use to include procedures such as tubal sterilization (Clyman (1963), L. E. Smale and M. L. Smale (...

Morcellation During Uterine Tissue Extraction AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide I. Introduction: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Morcellation and the Scope of the Problem

The benefits of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for treating a variety of gynecologic conditions are well documented [1-10]. Nearly half of the estimated 400,000 inpatient-based hysterectomies performed annually in the United States for benign indications employ these innovative techniques [11]. Thousands more women benefit from MIS in uterus-sparing procedures such as myomectomy. The ability ...

Role of minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic cancers.

The role of minimally invasive surgery in the management of gynecologic cancers continues to expand. Radical vaginal trachelectomy with laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy has emerged as a safe, reasonable option for women with early-stage cervical cancer desiring fertility preservation. Similarly, laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy has been systematically described, is feas...

Compensation among graduated fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery fellows.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS) is a postresidency fellowship developed with the mission to train the next generation of minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons. The need for surgeons trained in this field has increased, yet there remains a paucity of information regarding the compensation of these specialized surgeons. DESIGN A survey was sent...