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Patients with evidence of metastatic endometrial cancer are typically considered for surgical debulking to establish a diagnosis, reduce tumor burden, and plan adjuvant therapy.
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The authors sought to determine the accuracy of diagnosing vulvovaginal symptoms related to the three most common causes, i.e., bacterial vaginosis (BV), candidiasis vaginitis (CV), and trichomoniasis vaginalis (TV).
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Virtually every pregnant woman in the united states will have at least one ultrasound examination, and, by simple arithmetic, one-tenth of these women will have fetuses whose head circumferences (HCs) are defined as being too big (above the 95th percentile) or too small (below the 5th percentile).
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In 2006, a study group was established by the council of the American Surgical Association to study the role and responsibility of the surgical profession in defining competence of the practicing surgeon.
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In this issue: FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of dabigatran, safety of proton pump inhibitors, effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin, FDA Actions.
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The Joint Commission and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) report that compliance with infection control standards is an ongoing problem.
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Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace continue to be a tricky problem for managers, who need to ensure that employees do not violate patient privacy even when off duty but also must avoid violating the personal rights of those employees.
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A woman goes in for a hysterectomy, then begins to have pain and swelling. Over six years, abnormal cell tissue develops and is thought to be cancer. She undergoes an exploratory laparotomy, and a surgical towel is discovered in her abdomen. In December, the jury awarded her more than half a million dollars for pain and suffering.
