December 7, 2011 — A majority of intrauterine devices (IUDs) that cause uterine perforations may be safely removed with laparoscopy, rather than resorting to more invasive surgery, according to ...

Madrid, Spain - 01 July 2003 - New epidemiological research involving more than 24,000 patients in Scotland* has found that women undergoing common gynaecological procedures involving laparoscopic ...

Are there differences in the frequency of abdominal adhesions between open and laparoscopic operations? The authors of a study, published in Annals of Surgery, [1] obtained information on the extent ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: Please write about adhesions. I have had two major surgeries because adhesions had blocked my intestines. Am I destined to form adhesions for the rest of my life? Isn’t there ...

Abdominal surgery can leave patients with lingering complaints. The formation of adhesions after surgery emerges as an obstacle to the post-operative healing process, leading to discomfort, pain, and ...

Issue 12 April 2003 Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide evidence that laparoscopic adhesiolysis cannot be recommended as a treatment for adhesions in patients with chronic ...

In recent years, laparoscopic abdominal hernia repair has become an accepted surgical method. So far numerous randomized trials prove this method of treatment to be more effective than the ...

Here are best practices and guidelines for the correct coding and billing of five common gynecology procedures performed in ASCs. Here are the guidelines for locating the correct/most precise ...