In the News
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ceana Nezhat, M.D., editor of this month’s issue of Atlanta Medicine, contributes articles on topics such as "The Wide-Ranging Influence of Endoscopy" and "IDEAL Minimally Invasive Surgery." Click here to view the full issue!
Developing alternatives to unprotected power morcellation
NEW YORK – Power morcellation has been highly controversial since the Food and Drug Administration warned against its use in the majority of women undergoing myomectomy or hysterectomy for fibroid treatment last year. So where [...]
New Fellowship Proposed for Advanced Pelvic and Abdominal Surgery
Ceana Nezhat, MD, an expert in reproductive surgery and complex pelvic pathology from Atlanta, gives an update on a multidisciplinary fellowship for advanced abdominal and pelvic surgery.
The posterior colpotomy: An alternative approach to tissue extraction
CASE: Patient opts for myomectomy A 41-year-old woman, G0, with symptomatic myomas wishes to preserve her reproductive organs rather than undergo hysterectomy. She chooses laparoscopic myomectomy. Preoperative imaging with transvaginal ultrasound reveals a 4-cm posterior [...]