Image-guided drainage versus antibiotic-only treatment of pelvic abscesses: short-term and long-term outcomes.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of image-guided drainage versus antibiotic-only treatment of pelvic abscesses.

Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.

Setting: An academic, inner-city medical center.

Global endometrial ablation in the presence of essure® microinserts.

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) affects 30% of women at some time during their reproductive years and is one of the most common reasons a woman sees a gynecologist. Many women are turning to endometrial ablation to manage their AUB. This article reviews the data relating to the available endometrial ablation techniques performed with hysteroscopic sterilization, and focuses on data from patients who had Essure® (Conceptus, San Carlos, CA) coils placed prior to performance of endometrial ablation.