The following reviews and commentaries on articles in current medical publications were written by SRS members. Publication of these summaries does not reflect endorsement of any particular procedure or treatment. Views expressed in these summaries do not necessarily reflect the views of SRS or ASRM.

You may also want to visit Highlights from Fertility and Sterility taken from the ASRM medical journal and ASRM Journal Highlights to read summaries of current articles from other medical journals in the field of reproductive medicine. 

Hysteroscopy  |  Laparoscopy

Hysteroscopy Articles

• NEW! Hysteroscopy in Women with Implantation Failures after in vitro fertilization: Findings and Effect on Subsequent Pregnancy Rates. Reviewed by Sejal Dharia-Patel, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

• Success Rate and Patient Satisfaction with the Essure® Sterilization in an Outpatient Setting: A Prospective Study of 857 Women. Reviewed by Jeffrey M. Goldberg, M.D. Comments by Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. and Meike L. Uhler, M.D.

• Tissue Encapsulation of the Proximal Essure® Micro-insert from the Uterinecavity Following Hysteroscopic Sterilization. Reviewed by Jeffrey M. Goldberg, M.D. Comments by Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. and Meike L. Uhler, M.D.

• Hysteroscopic metroplasty of the complete uterine septum, duplicate cervix and vaginal septum. Reviewed by Kelly E. Peacock, M.D. Comments by Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. and Meike L. Uhler, M.D.

• The diagnosis and reproductive outcome after surgical treatment of the complete septate uterus, duplicated cervix and vaginal septum.  Reviewed by Kelly E. Peacock, M.D. Comments by Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. and Meike L. Uhler, M.D.

• Didelphic uterus and obstructed hemivagina with renal agenesis: case report and review of the literature.  Reviewed by Kelly E. Peacock, M.D. Comments by Steven R. Lindheim, M.D. and Meike L. Uhler, M.D.

• High-dose misoprostol used in outpatient management of first trimester spontaneous abortion.  Reviewed by Paul C. Lin, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

• Expectant, medical, or surgical management of first-trimester miscarriage: a meta-analysis.  Reviewed by Paul C. Lin, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

• Prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial to evaluate factors influencing the success rate of office diagnostic hysteroscopy. Reviewed by Michelle L. Matthews, M.D., Comments by Meike L. Uhler, M.D. and Steven R. Lindheim, M.D.

• Cervical priming prior to operative hysteroscopy: a randomized comparison of laminaria versus misoprostol.  Reviewed by Michelle L. Matthews, M.D., Comments by Meike L. Uhler, M.D. and Steven R. Lindheim, M.D.

• Operative office hysteroscopy without anesthesia: analysis of 4863 cases performed with mechanical instruments.  Reviewed by Michelle L. Matthews, M.D., Comments by Meike L. Uhler, M.D. and Steven R. Lindheim, M.D.

Laparoscopy Articles

• NEW! Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Essure® Tubal Sterilization Procedure and Laparoscopic Tubal Sterilization. Thiel JA, Carson GD. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2008; 30 (7): 581-585. Reviewed by Sejal Dharia-Patel, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D. 

• Neovagina creation in vaginal agenesis: development of a new laparoscopic Vecchietti-based procedure and optimized instruments in a prospective comparative interventional study in 101 patients. Reviewed by Sejal Dharia-Patel, M.D. Comments by Meike L. Uhler, M.D.

• Robotic assisted laparoscopic myomectomy compared with standard laparoscopic myomectomy—a retrospective matched control study. Reviewed by Sejal Dharia-Patel, M.D. Comments by Steven R. Lindheim, M.D.

• Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses.  Reviewed by Paul C. Lin, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

• Laparoscopic Management of Extremely Large Ovarian Cysts.   Reviewed by Paul C. Lin, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

• The Effect of Humidified and Heated CO2 During Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery on Analgesic Requirements and Postoperative Pain. Reviewed by Paul C. Lin, M.D. Comments by Elizabeth Pritts, M.D.

• Feasibility and Clinical Outcome of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Endometriosis. Reviewed by Michelle L. Matthews, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

• Laparoscopic Management of Ovarian Remnant. Reviewed by Paul C. Lin, M.D.  Comments by Elizabeth Pritts, M.D.

• Randomized Comparison of Burch Urethropexy Procedures Concomitant with Gynecologic Operations. Reviewed by Michelle L. Matthews, M.D. Comments by Daniel B. Williams, M.D.

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