The Effects of Post-Surgical Pregnancy on Weight Loss Trajectories after Bariatric Surgery: Are Initial Weight and Age Prognostic Factors?

A substantial percentage of patients undergoing bariatric surgery are of childbearing age. Pregnancy outcomes after bariatric surgery are known. However, there are limited data on the impact of pregnancy on weight loss after surgery.

New Developments in Surgery for Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain.

Endometriosis is a common disease affecting reproductive age women. Pain is one of the most common symptoms associated with endometriosis. When medical therapy has failed or in known deeply infiltrating endometriosis, surgical management is warranted.

Bilateral Salpingectomy Using Percutaneous Minilaparoscopy.

Study Objective: To show a new technique for bilateral salpingectomy using percutaneous minilaparoscopy.

Design: Step-by-step video demonstration and narration of the surgical procedure.

Setting: Minilaparoscopy was first described in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation for Benign Gynecologic Disease: A Case of Ovarian Torsion and Review of the Literature.

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) is an emerging method for fertility preservation. Although OTC has been previously proposed for benign indications, to our knowledge this is the first report highlighting the use of OTC for the indication of ovarian torsion. A 36-year-old nulligravid woman with a history of recurrent ovarian torsion presented with an acute episode of ovarian torsion confirmed by ultrasound.