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Gynecology: Core Readings

Core readings recommended by Cleveland Clinic staff.

Anatomy and Surgery

Goldstein / Modern evaluation of the endometrium
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jul;116(1):168-76
Irvin / Minimizing the risk of neurologic injury in gynecologic surgery
Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Feb;103(2):374-82.
Rahn / Anterior abdominal wall nerve and vessel anatomy: clinical implications for gynecologic surgery.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):234.e1-5.
Whiteside / Anatomy of ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves in relation to trocar placement and low transverse incisions
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Dec;189(6):1574-8; discussion 1578.

Gynecologic Oncology

Salani / Posttreatment surveillance and diagnosis of recurrence in women with gynecologic malignancies: Society of Gynecologic Oncologists recommendations.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun;204(6):466-78

Gynecologic Oncology - Cervix

Fuller / Determinants of increased risk for recurrence in patients undergoing radical hysterectomy for stage IB and IIA carcinoma of the cervix
Gynecol Oncol. 1989 Apr;33(1):34-9
Rose / Concurrent cisplatin-based radiotherapy and chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer
N Engl J Med. 1999 Apr 15;340(15):1144-53

Gynecologic Oncology - Endometrial

Creasman / Surgical pathologic spread patterns of endometrial cancer. A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study
Cancer. 1987 Oct 15;60(8 Suppl):2035-41
Keys / A phase III trial of surgery with or without adjunctive external pelvic radiation therapy in intermediate risk endometrial adenocarcinoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study
Gynecol Oncol. 2004 Mar;92(3):744-51
Morrow / Relationship between surgical-pathological risk factors and outcome in clinical stage I and II carcinoma of the endometrium: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study
Gynecol Oncol. 1991 Jan;40(1):55-65

Gynecologic Oncology - Ovarian

Bristow / Survival effect of maximal cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian carcinoma during the platinum era: a meta-analysis
J Clin Oncol. 2002 Mar 1;20(5):1248-59
Vergote / Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or primary surgery in stage IIIC or IV ovarian cancer
N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 2;363(10):943-53

Laparoscopy

AAGL / Primer in gynecologic endoscopy
AAGL; 2002
Bedaiwy / Standardization of laparoscopic pelvic examination: a proposal of a novel system.
Minim Invasive Surg. 2013;2013:153235
Granata / Are we underutilizing Palmer's point entry in gynecologic laparoscopy?
Fertil Steril. 2010 Dec;94(7):2716-9
Vilos / Laparoscopic entry: a review of techniques, technologies, and complications.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2007 May;29(5):433-65.

Obstetrics

Koopmans / HYPITAT trial
Lancet. 2009 Sep 19;374(9694):979-88.
Zhang / Contemporary patterns of spontaneous labor with normal neonatal outcomes.
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;116(6):1281-7

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Legro / Letrozole versus clomiphene for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 10;371(2):119-29

Urogynecology

Albo / Burch colposuspension versus fascial sling to reduce urinary stress incontinence
N Engl J Med. 2007 May 24;356(21):2143-55
Barber / Comparison of 2 transvaginal surgical approaches and perioperative behavioral therapy for apical vaginal prolapse: the OPTIMAL randomized trial
JAMA. 2014 Mar 12;311(10):1023-34
Brubaker / Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinence
N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 13;354(15):1557-66
Kenton / 5-year longitudinal followup after retropubic and transobturator mid urethral slings
J Urol. 2015 Jan;193(1):203-10
Nager / A randomized trial of urodynamic testing before stress-incontinence surgery.
N Engl J Med. 2012 May 24;366(21):1987-97
Nygaard / Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse
JAMA. 2013 May 15;309(19):2016-24
Richter / Continence pessary compared with behavioral therapy or combined therapy for stress incontinence: a randomized controlled trial
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):609-17
Richter / Retropubic versus transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence
N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 3;362(22):2066-76
Visco / Anticholinergic therapy vs. onabotulinumtoxina for urgency urinary incontinence
N Engl J Med. 2012 Nov 8;367(19):1803-13