Publications by authors named "Terry A Harrison"

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence and risk factors for uterine sarcomas and parasitic myomas at the time of power morcellation.

Study Design: We performed a retrospective review of 3523 women who underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy from 2001-2012. Univariate analyses were used for the morcellation cases to identify potential risk factors.

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Objective: To determine the cumulative risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or 3 in patients with atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude HSIL (ASC-H).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed to identify patients referred to the dysplasia clinic with ASC-H. Initial evaluation included colposcopy, endocervical curettage, and an ectocervical biopsy, when indicated, in all the patients.

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Objective: To evaluate the value, unit cost and medical effectiveness of providing specialized obstetric and gynecologic care far forward, at echelon III, the combat support hospital (CSH), in the operating theater of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), rotation 5.

Study Design: Between April 2004 and September 2004, records were reviewed from the outpatient gynecology clinic at Bagram Air Field (BAF), in Afghanistan, through an approved protocol request. Cohort analysis was performed on all gynecologic patients.

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Objective: Our purpose was to examine the correlation between colposcopic and histologic findings in patients who have undergone loop electrosurgical excision of the cervix (LEEP) for high-grade dysplasia on cytology without prior colposcopically directed biopsy.

Study Design: A retrospective review was performed of all patients who underwent LEEP for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL) on Papanicolaou (Pap) smear without a prior cervical biopsy over a 17-month period. We correlated the histologic result with colposcopic findings at the time of LEEP.

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Background: The objective of this study was to compare survival between patients with adenocarcinoma and patients with adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix.

Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with invasive cervical carcinoma from 1988 to 1999 were identified from the Automated Central Tumor Registry for the United States Military Health Care System. Clinical data, including race, age at diagnosis, histology, tumor grade, disease stage, lymph node status, treatment modality, and survival, were collected.

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