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Leiomyoma Assessment by Intra-Abdominal Ultrasound Compared to Preoperative Ultrasound and Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

D.J. Levine, M. Harris, J.M. Berman, J. Macer, K. Abbott, B.B. Lee et al. S1
Risk of Abdominal Wall Nerve Injury with Lateral Port Placement and Fascial Closure during Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

J.H. Shin, F.M. Howard S1
The Risk of Umbilical Complications with Laparoendoscopic Single Site Surgery

C.C. Gunderson, J. Knight, J. Ybanez-Morano, P.F. Escobar, C. Ritter, A. Nickles Fader et al. S1-S2
Womens' Preference of Cosmetic Results Following Gynecologic Surgery

K.R. Goebel, J.M. Goldberg S2
Is Single Port Access Laparoscopy Less Painful Than Conventional Laparoscopy for Adnexal Surgery? A Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Surgical Outcomes

G.W. Yim, E.J. Nam, Y.T. Kim S2
The Impact of Tumor Morcellation During Surgery on the Outcomes of Patients with Apparently Early Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma

J-Y Park, D-Y Kim, J-H Kim, Y-M Kim, Y-T Kim, J-H Nam et al. S2
Drivers of Cost for Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Performed by Gynecologic Oncologists

K.M. Esselen, D. Boruta, J. Schorge, A. Goodman, M. del Carmen, W. Growdon et al. S3
A Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy with Radical Abdominal Hysterectomy for Invasive Cervical Cancer

Y. Wang, S-J Wang, L-H Wei, J-L Wang S3
A Comparison of Laparoscopic-Assisted Radical Vaginal Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy in the Treatment of Cervical Cancer

C.H. Choi, J-W Lee, Y-Y Lee, T. Song, M.K. Kim, H-J Kim, T-J Kim, B-G Kim, D-S Bae et al. S3
A Shift from a Traditonal to a Minimally Invasive Approach for Management of Uterine Malignancy: A Retrospective Study Comparing One Surgeon's Outcomes from Laparotomic to Robot-Assisted Staging of Uterine Cancer during the Early Adoption Phase of Robot-Assisted Surgical Technology

M.L. Sprague, S.C. Walker, D.H. Chamberlain S3-S4
Incidence of Corneal Abrasions during Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery

D.D. Marshall, T. Whyte, A. Ezzell, B.A. Chen, A.I. Sokol, A.J. Park et al. S4
Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation: Quality of Life Results at 36 Months Posttreatment

H.A. Winker, G.K. Mitchell, J.R. Miklos, K.G. Nickell, K.J. Cline, W.G. Wells et al. S4
Laparoscopic Vaginal Repair for Anterior Compartment Prolapse. Long Term POPQ Follow-Up (5 Years and beyond)

R.T. O'Shea, E.I. Seman, N. Bedford, F. Behnia-Willison, J. Cook, C. Lam et al. S4-S5
Comparison of Vaginal Mesh Extrusion (VME) Rates between Newer Generation Lightweight Type I Polypropylene Mesh (LM) Versus Heavier First Generation Mesh (HM)

R.D. Moore, J.C. Lukban S5
Transobturator vs. Single Incision Sling in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

A.L. Smith, P. Castillo, D. Karp, G.W. Davila, V.C. Aguilar et al. S5
Does Cystectomy for Ovarian Endometriomas Really Impair Ovarian Reserve: Long Term Results

M. Vignali, E. Ciocca, I. Chiodo, P. Grillo, M. Busacca et al. S5-S6
Essure® Hydrosalpinx Occlusion Prior to IVF-ET/ Frozen Embryo Transfer in Patients with a Contraindication for Laparoscopy

V. Mijatovic, K. Dreyer, M.H. Emanuel, R. Schats, P. Hompes et al. S6
Comparison of Diagnostic Yield of MRI and Sonography in Known Diagnosis of Uterine Fibroids among Patients under Consideration for Uterine Artery Embolization

Y. Butler, M. Chadha, P. Coristine, R. Sharma, R. Sangha et al. S6
Effects of Salpingectomy on Ovarian Response in Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for In-Vitro Fertilization

I. Levin, G. Bibi, Y. Raz, A. Amit, A. Groutz, B. Almog et al. S6-S7
Two and Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Evaluation of Adenomyosis and Histological Correlation on Ultrasound Targeted Biopsies of the Myometrium at Hysterectomy

D.E. Luciano, L. Albrecht, R. LaMonica, A.A. Luciano, C. Exacoustos et al. S7
Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Resection of Retroperitonealized Adnexa

K.A. Swan, A.P. Advincula S7
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy of Extremely Large Uterine Fibroid

T.W. McCoy S7
Efficient Steps for Robotic Supracervical Hysterectomy

E.L. Gurshumov, C. Lewis, C. Salamon, P. Culligan S7
Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy – An Introduction

F.W. Mansour, S. Kives, G. Lefebvre S7-S8
Robot-Assisted Total Laparoscopic Hemi-hysterectomy of a Didelphyic Uterus in a Patient with an Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis (OHVIRA)

J.H. Kim, S. Berger-Chen, J.M.B. Ritch, J.C. Evanko, T.W. Hensle et al. S8
Robotic Hysterectomy for a 22 Week Size Uterus with an Intracavitary Myoma Dilating the Cervix to 6 cm

N. Agarwala S8
Removal of the Retained Cervical Stump for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain

M.E. Castellanos, N. Desai, C. Foss, J. Balducci, M. Hibner et al. S8
Pelvic Vein Ligation for the Treatment of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome in Women Who Desire Preservation of Fertility

M. Hibner, M. Castellanos, N. Desai, L. Cookingham, J. Balducci et al. S8
Association of Parity on Pain Impact and Quality of Life in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain

A. Collier, S. Senapati, A. Roybal, K. Bruksch, A. Westling, K. Pozolo, F. Tu et al. S8-S9
Central Sensitization in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

B.W. Fenton, J.J. Schmitt, V. von Gruenigen S9
Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Vaginal Apex Resection

P.K. Ahluwalia, S. Sikka, J.C. Glantz, S. Sugarman, B.A. Schultz et al. S9-S10
Robotic-Assisted Gynecologic Surgery: Outcomes in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients

T.N. Gallo, D-A Silasi, M. Azodi S10
Validation of a Novel Virtual Reality Simulator for Robotic Surgery

H.W. Schreuder, R.G. Wolswijk, J.E. Persson, I. Ihse, M.P. Schijven, R.H. Verheijen et al. S10-S11
Early Experience of Robotic Pelvic Exenteration Compared to Pelvic Exenteration for Treatment of Gynecologic Malignancy

P.C. Lim, E.Y. Kang S11
Bowel Function after Robotic Sacrocolpopexy

C. Lewis, C. Salamon, A. Shariati, J. Priestley, E. Gurshumov, P. Culligan et al. S11
Evaluation of Operative Efficiency for Robotic Sacrocolpopexy with and without Hysterectomy

E.J. Geller, C.A. Matthews S11-S12
Recurrence of Endometrial Polyps after Hysteroscopic Resection vs. Intrauterine Morcellation

M.M. AlHilli, K.E. Nixon, S.K. Laughlin, M.R. Hopkins, A.O. Famuyide et al. S12
Impact of Experience on Essure Placement Rates

M. Levie, S. Chudnoff S12
Nickel Sensibilisation after Essure Sterilisation, Theoretical Risk or Daily Practice…? Early Data

M.P.H. Vleugels, P.J. Immerzeel, I. Bakker, H.W.F. Van Eijndhoven S12-S13
Aurora Endometrial Ablation System: An In Vivo Peri-Hysterectomy Study

J.E. Coad, T. Fulop, G. Bacskó, A. Pál, R.H. Livengood et al. S13
Evaluation of a Novel Adiana® Radiopaque Matrix as a Visual Aid for Hysterosalpingogram Interpretation

K. Sakhel S13
Gynecologic Laparoscopy: A Review of Energy Devices

T.D. Whyte, D.D. Marshall, A.J. Park, A.I. Sokol S13
Introduction to Cystourethroscopy

J.C. Bohrer, K. Luersen, T. White S13
Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Cinch Knots: Changing the Square Knot Paradigm

M.W. Mackenzie S13-S14
Surgical Management of Ureteral Injury: A Simulation Training Model

E. Tunitsky-Bitton, A.M. Murphy, J.E. Jelovsek S14
Direct Entry and Trocars Placement: The Way To Do It Safely, Ergonomically, and Esthetically

A. Wattiez, A. Vazquez, S. Maia S14
Resident Training in Robotic Assisted Gynecologic Surgery

M.L. Galloway, D.N. Dhanraj, G. Ventolini S14
Pelvic Anatomy: A Three Minute Primer for the Gynecologic Surgeon

B.D. Skinner, G.J. Raff S14
Laparoscopic Trachelectomy

A. Veeraswamy, M. Lewis, S. Kotikela, M. Gomaa, L. King, C. Nezhat et al. S14
Use of Proteomic Technology To Identify Urine Biomarkers in Patients with and without Endometriosis: A Preliminary Study

H. Liu, L. Wang, M. Liao, J. Lang S14-S15
Digestive Functional Outcomes of the Surgical Management of Deep Endometriosis Infiltrating the Rectum: Radical Versus Symptom Guided Approach? Results of a Comparative Study

H. Roman, M. Vassilieff, V. Bridoux, B. Resch, J-J Tuech, L. Marpeau et al. S15
Laparoscopic Therapy of Endometriosis and Vascular Entrapment of Sacral Plexus

M.M.P. Possover S15
Deep Bladder Endometriosis Seems Not To Be Different Pathologies According to the Existence or Not of Previous Uterine Surgery History

C. Chapron, S. Sanguin, P. Santulli, B. Borghese, M-C Lafay-Pillet, D. de Ziegler et al. S15
Pre-Operative MRI for Assessment of Bowel Involvement in Patients with Deep Pelvic Endometriosis – Does Timing of Menstrual Cycle Make a Difference?

P.J. Maher, M. Cameron, N. Jagasia, K. McIlwaine, E. Readman, S. Esler et al. S15-S16
HOX-A and HOX-C Genes Deregulation in Endometriosis and Potential Role for Antisense RNAs

B. Borghese, D. Héquet, J. Auer, S. Barbaux, P. Santulli, J. Gogusev, C. Chapron, D. Vaiman et al. S16
Laparoscopic Management of Bowel Endometriosis: Stanford Experience

C. Nezhat, B. Hajhosseini, L. King S16-S17
Biopsychosocial Correlates of Persistent Postsurgical Pain in Women with Endometriosis

E.T. Carey, M.T. Siedhoff, As-Sanie S, D.A. Zolnoun S17
Uterine Junctional Zone in Infertile and Fertile Patients with and without Pelvic Endometriosis: A Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Study

C. Exacoustos, D. Luciano, B. Corbett, V. Romeo, E. Zupi, A. Luciano et al. S17
Adenomyosis: Risk Factors and Diagnosis

L.E. Garcia, S. Morris, K. Isaacson S17-S18

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