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Obstetrics & Gynecology: Core Readings

Anatomy & 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
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): a multicentre, open-label randomised controlled 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
CORRECTION Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy with Burch Colposuspension to Reduce Urinary Stress Incontinence
NEJM June 9, 2016 374;(23):2297-2298
Kenton / 5-Year Longitudinal Follow-up after Retropubic and Transobturator Midurethral 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 / A Trial of Continence Pessary vs. Behavioral Therapy vs. Combined Therapy for Stress Incontinence
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