The First International SLS MIS meeting is scheduled to be hosted in the cities of Fuzhou, Fujian and Chongqing, China. The meeting is being hosted by Fuzhou Fujian Province People’s Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing and The World Team of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. The first part of the […]
2018
Yearly Archives
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By Jessica Opoku-Anane, MD, MS Forty to 50% of patients with endometriosis experience a recurrence of endometrial cell growth and pain within 5 years after surgical treatment, even with medical suppression. (Guo 2009) Recurrence is much higher in patients whose endometriosis is advanced at the time of surgery. Once the symptoms return, patients often need […]
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by Mona Orady, MD Obstetrician-Gynecologist Director of Robotic Surgery, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco I learned to perform mini-laparoscopy surgery about five years ago, and I have been performing it regularly for the last two years. Now I can use this modality for almost every gynecologic laparoscopic surgery that I perform, including […]
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Educational opportunities for students are at the heart of the quest to solve this misunderstood public health crisis. BY CAMRAN NEZHAT, MD, AND BARBARA PAGE For decades, our group has been working to increase awareness around endometriosis as not just a reproductive tract disease, but a whole-body disease that can affect all organs. Endometriosis continues […]
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By Joanie Cox-Henry Imagine having endometriosis excision surgery and needing no downtime. That’s the reality for Dr. Mona Orady’s patients. The San Francisco-based OB-GYN specializes in mini-laparoscopy. Instead of using instruments with a circumference of 5 to 12 millimeters, she uses 2 to 3-millimeter tools to excise endo. For many women who undergo traditional laparoscopic […]