OB/GYN Clinical Alert – February 1, 2004
February 1, 2004
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Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma: Comparisons of Outcomes in Surgical Stage I Patients With and Without Adjuvant Therapy
In a collective effort from the tumor registries of 4 academic centers, Huh and colleagues accessioned cases of uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC), which, following comprehensive surgical staging, were identified with disease limited to the uterine corpussurgical stage I. -
Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses
A retrospective study of 396 patients undergoing laparoscopic management for a 7-year period at a single institution was performed. Complications were statistically more likely if hysterectomy was also being performed or if the mass was of a smaller size. -
Fetal Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy
I review for and subscribe to a journal, Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy, that services predominantly subspecialists in prenatal diagnosis. For example, recently there were 3 wonderful papers on in utero stem cell transplantation. -
Subclinical Thyroid Disease
A national group of 13 experts participated in a consensus conference sponsored by The Endocrine Society to evaluate the literature on subclinical thyroid disease in order to address the question of treatment. This effort was stimulated by the obvious differences in conclusions and recommendations regarding this clinical problem in the medical literature. -
Treating Candida glabrata with Boric Acid and Flucytosine
his retrospective review summarizes the clinical outcome and safety among 141 patients who were treated with boric acid and flucytosine for culture-proven Candida glabrata. These data were collected at both Wayne State University School of Medicine and Ben Gurion University. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Valacyclovir Reduces Genital Herpes Transmission