Dysfunctional uterine bleeding: advances in diagnosis and treatmentM G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Sylmar, California 91342 1495, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 13:475-89. 2001
..There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests that nonhysteroscopic endometrial ablation may be at least as effective as hysteroscopic endometrial ablation, even when the hysteroscopic procedure is performed by experts...
- Laparoscopic access: complications, technologies, and techniques
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 14:365-74. 2002
..To review laparoscopic access systems, insertion techniques, and the risks of complications associated with their use...
- Mechanisms of thermal injury to the lower genital tract with radiofrequency resectoscopic surgery
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 13:36-42. 2006
..Identification of mechanisms of thermal injury to the lower genital tract during radiofrequency (RF) resectoscopic surgery...
- Capacitive coupling: a comparison of measurements in four uterine resectoscopes
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 11:379-87. 2004
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- The evolution of uterine surgery
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 49:713-21. 2006
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- Endometrial ablation: where have we been? Where are we going?
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 49:736-66. 2006
..Increased efficiencies should be realized if the procedure could be moved to an office setting...
- Myolysis of uterine fibroids: is there a role?
Errico Zupi
Department of Obstetrics, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Clin Obstet Gynecol 49:821-33. 2006
..Clearly, longer term appropriately designed comparative trials are required that evaluate and compare myolysis with myomectomy, uterine artery embolization, and hysterectomy, to name a few...
- Management of heavy menstrual bleeding: is hysterectomy the radical mastectomy of gynecology?
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 50:324-53. 2007
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- Hysterectomy compared with endometrial ablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: a randomized controlled trial
Kay Dickersin
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Obstet Gynecol 110:1279-89. 2007
..To compare the effectiveness of hysterectomy and endometrial ablation in women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding...
- Uterine artery embolization versus occlusion for uterine leiomyomas: a pilot randomized clinical trial
Eve Cunningham
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 15:301-7. 2008
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- Endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 17:381-94. 2005
..This review evaluates the currently available evidence regarding resectoscopic endometrial ablation (REA) and the various nonresectoscopic endometrial ablation (NREA) techniques used for heavy menstrual bleeding...
- Endometrial hydrothermablation: a comparison of short-term clinical effectiveness in patients with normal endometrial cavities and those with intracavitary pathology
Stacey P Rosenbaum
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group and the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 12:144-9. 2005
..CONCLUSION: Endometrial hydrothermablation seemed to be effective for AUB-affected women, both with and without pathologic lesions in the endometrial cavity...
- Endometrial ablation with a thermal balloon: the first 10 years
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, and Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 11:8-22. 2004
..Thus BEA seems equivalent to HEA when performed by expert surgeons with respect to most outcomes. Effectiveness studies of the two interventions should be conducted in community settings and should evaluate resource use...
- The impact of trocar-cannula design and simulated operative manipulation on incisional characteristics: a randomized trial
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:681-5. 2004
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- Factors affecting capacitive current diversion with a uterine resectoscope: an in vitro study
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 10:450-60. 2003
..CONCLUSION: In the presence of proximal electrode defects, high-voltage currents may contribute to thermal injury to the lower genital tract during RF resectoscopic surgery...
- Randomized comparison of the effect of manipulation on incisional parameters associated with a pyramidal laparoscopic trocar-cannula system and the EndoTIP cannula
Karen B Glass
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 10:412-4. 2003
..97 mm(2)). Thus cannula manipulation had no effect on wound area and an adverse effect on maximum wound length for the threaded cannula only. Despite movement, the muscle damage score remained significantly less for the threaded cannula...
- Electrosurgery-induced generation of gases: comparison of in vitro rates of production using bipolar and monopolar electrodes
Malcolm G Munro
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 10:252-9. 2003
..CONCLUSION: Rates of gas production in this model appeared to vary most with ESU power output settings and relatively little with electrosurgical modality (bipolar or monopolar)...
- Intraabdominal pressure and incision parameters associated with a pyramidal laparoscopic trocar-cannula system and the EndoTIP cannula
Karen B Glass
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-Los Angeles, CHS Room 27-177 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1740, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 9:508-13. 2002
..0066), and 0.7/4 (p = 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSION: In this model, insertion of the threaded cannula created less change in intraabdominal pressure and smaller fascial and muscle defects than insertion of the pyramidal T-CS...
- Peer review
Malcolm G Munro
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 9:403-4. 2002
- Adhesive-reducing agents
Malcolm G Munro
Fertil Steril 89:1846. 2008
