The Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) is a large organization with collaboration among institutions in the USA. The group has been active in many important trials involving gynecologic cancers. Until March 2011, 477 protocols were completed (82 phase III, 311 phase II, and other phase I, staging or special studies) while 50 are currently active (1). From the first (GOG 1) to the last trial (GOG ...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe the criteria used by US hospitals to grant surgical privileges for select gynecologic procedures and to compare the privileging processes between university-based and community-based hospitals. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study from January 2011 to December 2012 that included institutions represented by Fellows' Pelvic Research Network member...

surgical cases compared to robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery. Sixty-nine percent (n = 33) of fellows indicated that robot-assisted laparoscopy allows them to perform more challenging surgical cases compared to conventional laparoscopy. Fifty six percent (n = 27) of fellows agreed that the cost associated with robotassisted laparoscopy is the greatest disadvantage of using robot-assisted lapar...

The objective of this article is to review the recent adoption, experience, and applications of robot-assisted laparoscopy in gynecologic surgery. The use of robotics in gynecologic surgery is increasing in the United States. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgeries in gynecology include benign hysterectomy, myomectomy, tubal reanastomoses, radical hysterectomy, lymph node dissections, and sacro...

Robotic surgery for the management of gynecologic cancers allows for minimally invasive surgical removal of cancer-bearing organs and tissues using sophisticated surgeon-manipulated, robotic surgical instrumentation. Early on, gynecologic oncologists recognized that minimally invasive surgery was associated with less surgical morbidity and that it shortened postoperative recovery. Now, robotic ...

As the number of endoscopic procedures has increased tremendously over the years, several different complications may arise affecting different systems. More than approximately half of these complications occur during entry; while the rest occurs during or after the operation. The majority of studies related to this subject revealed that the rate of complications decrease by increasing surgical...

OBJECTIVE In developed nations, surgery, especially gynecologic procedures, is the major cause of vesicovaginal fistulas (VVFs). We retrospectively evaluated our treatment modalities for VVF repair caused by a gynecologic surgery, and discussed the reasons of selecting certain surgical techniques and their outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared the surgical procedure preferences of surge...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery is increasingly used for the management of patients with gynecologic malignancies. The rate of portsite metastases in patients undergoing these procedures is unknown. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of a prospective database. A total of 220 women underwent robotic-assisted surgery from 2007 through 2011. Mali...

Techniques and instrumentation for minimally invasive surgical procedures originated in gynecologic surgery, but the benefits of surgery with small incisions or no incisions at all have prompted the expansion of these techniques into numerous specialties. Technologies such as robotic assistance, single-incision laparoscopic surgery, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, and video-ass...

Operative laparoscopy was initially developed in the field of gynecology earlier on and the advent of laparoscopic surgery led to advances in general surgery as well. In the last few years, a number of articles have been published on the performance of surgical procedures using the robot-assisted laparoscopy. The shortcomings of conventional laparoscopy have led to the development of robotic su...