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Etiology, symptomatology, and diagnosis of uterine myomasWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fertil Steril 87:725-36. 2007..To review the currently available literature regarding the biology, etiology, symptoms, and diagnosis of uterine myomas...
The utility of MRI for the surgical treatment of women with uterine fibroid tumorsWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90401 2831, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:31-6. 2012..MRI can also make the diagnosis of adenomyosis reliably and may be able to identify uterine sarcoma when present...
Avoiding complications of laparoscopic surgery: lessons from cognitive science and crew resource managementWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 14:379-88. 2007..The current process used to select gynecologic surgeons and the structure of surgical training may need to be reconsidered...
Elective oophorectomy in the gynecological patient: when is it desirable?William H Parker
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 19:350-4. 2007..Oophorectomy is electively performed in approximately 300,000 US women per year who are having hysterectomy for benign disease...
Laparoscopic myomectomy and abdominal myomectomyWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint John s Health Center, Santa Monica, California, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 49:789-97. 2006..These techniques should provide selected women a uterine conserving procedure with reduced morbidity...
Uterine myomas: managementWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Santa Monica, California 90401, USA
Fertil Steril 88:255-71. 2007..To review the currently available literature regarding the current management alternatives available to women with uterine myomas...
Ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy and long-term health outcomes in the nurses' health studyWilliam H Parker
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John s Health Center, Santa Monica, California 90401, USA
Obstet Gynecol 113:1027-37. 2009..To report long-term health outcomes and mortality after oophorectomy or ovarian conservation...
Ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy for benign diseaseWilliam H Parker
The David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:219-26. 2005..Prophylactic oophorectomy is often recommended concurrent with hysterectomy for benign disease. The optimal age for this recommendation in women at average risk for ovarian cancer has not been determined...
Risk factors for uterine rupture after laparoscopic myomectomyWilliam H Parker
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John s Health Center, Santa Monica, California 90401 2831, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 17:551-4. 2010..Nevertheless, individual wound healing characteristics may predispose to uterine rupture...
Gynecologic surgery and the management of hemorrhageWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint John s Health Center, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 1450 Tenth Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA 90401, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 37:427-36. 2010..The authors have also reviewed the methods of intraoperative and postoperative management of bleeding...
Understanding errors during laparoscopic surgeryWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint John s Health Center, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 1450 Tenth Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA 90401, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 37:437-49. 2010..Situation awareness and principles derived from aviation crew resource management may be adapted to help avoid systems error. The current process of surgical training may need to be reconsidered...
Ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy for benign diseaseWilliam H Parker
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 50:354-61. 2007..Therefore, the decision to perform prophylactic oophorectomy should be approached with great caution for the majority of women who are at low risk of developing ovarian cancer...
Elective oophorectomy for benign gynecological disordersDonna Shoupe
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Menopause 14:580-5. 2007..To review the risks and benefits of elective oophorectomy and to make a clinical recommendation for an appropriate age when benefits of this procedure outweigh the risks...
Effect of bilateral oophorectomy on women's long-term healthWilliam H Parker
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John s Medical Center, 2200 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Womens Health (Lond Engl) 5:565-76. 2009..In women who are not at high risk of developing ovarian or breast cancer, removing the ovaries at the time of hysterectomy should be approached with caution...
Abdominal myomectomy in women with very large uterine sizeStanley West
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Vincent's Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
Fertil Steril 85:36-9. 2006..CONCLUSION(S): Large uterine size does not preclude abdominal myomectomy and the results compare favorably with prior studies of hysterectomy for similar size uteri...
Uterine rupture after laparoscopic removal of a pedunculated myomaWilliam H Parker
Saint John s Health Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 14:362-4. 2007..A wide area of adjacent tissue injury after complete hemostasis with monopolar modulated current (coagulating) was felt to be responsible for poor myometrial healing and subsequent rupture...
Bilateral oophorectomy versus ovarian conservation: effects on long-term women's healthWilliam H Parker
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John s Health Center, Santa Monica, California 90401, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 17:161-6. 2010..These studies suggest that bilateral oophorectomy may do more harm than good. In women not at high risk for development of ovarian or breast cancer, removing the ovaries at the time of hysterectomy should be approached with caution...
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomyWilliam H Parker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint John s Hospital and Medical Center, 1450 Tenth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 31:523-37, viii. 2004..Surgical technique for both total and supracervical hysterectomy are described as well as the learning curve, training, and credentialing for these procedures...
Predictive value of myomectomyElizabeth A Pritts
Fertil Steril 86:769-70; author reply 770-1. 2006
Uterine myomas: an overview of development, clinical features, and managementWilliam H Parker
Obstet Gynecol 105:216-7; author reply 217. 2005
Sustained relief of leiomyoma symptoms by using focused ultrasound surgeryWilliam H Parker
Obstet Gynecol 110:1173; author reply 1173. 2007
Predictive value of myomectomyElizabeth A Pritts
Fertil Steril 85:e5; author reply e6. 2006
Put your money where your mouth isWilliam H Parker
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 11:443-4. 2004
Uterine fibroids--impact on IVF and outcome of IVF pregnanciesWilliam H Parker
Fertil Steril 82:763; author reply 763-4. 2004
Hysterectomy and sexual wellbeing: data were misrepresentedWilliam H Parker
BMJ 328:107; author reply 108. 2004
