Background The use of a medical simulator should enhance the goals of minimally invasive surgery: patient safety, cosmesis, shortening the length of hospital admissions, and reducing cost. Using an innovative approach to the handling of ultrasound images in virtual reality simulation, this article describes a process that employs a hybrid model of deformable models that can be applied in the te...

Dr. Alpa Nick is a Fellow in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Dr. Schmeler* is Assistant Professor Department of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. *To whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed. Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Unit 1362, The University ...

Background The use of a medical simulator should enhance the goals of minimally invasive surgery: patient safety, cosmesis, shortening the length of hospital admissions, and reducing cost. Using an innovative approach to the handling of ultrasound images in virtual reality simulation, this article describes a process that employs a hybrid model of deformable models that can be applied in the te...

The Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts About Gynecologic Cancer campaign raises awareness of the five main types of gynecologic cancer: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. It encourages women to pay attention to their bodies and know what is normal for them so they can recognize the warning signs of gynecologic cancers and seek medical care. This report provides an overview of the dev...

Background: With the increasing use of minimally invasive techniques for gynecologic procedures, women are at a low risk peri-operative complications. The purpose this study was to determine incidence and factors major intra or postoperative complications among undergoing benign surgeries. Methods: We conducted retrospective observational all who underwent surgery in 2016-2017 University-Affili...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcomes in cases of metastatic ovary tumors during a recent 20-year periods. Patients and methods. One hundred sixty-four patients with metastatic ovary tumors who was confirmed on pathologic diagnosis after surgery in three centers between January 1996 and December 2015. Clinical variable...