2021
Physician attitudes and knowledge on prophylactic salpingectomy in perimenopausal patients
Fialkow M, Castleberry N, Wright JD, Schulkin J, Desai VB. Physician attitudes and knowledge on prophylactic salpingectomy in perimenopausal patients. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2021, 37: 100824. PMID: 34295957, PMCID: PMC8281582, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer risk reductionOvarian cancer risk reductionCollaborative Ambulatory Research NetworkProphylactic salpingectomyFallopian tubeRisk reductionTime of hysterectomySeverity of symptomsOvarian preservationBilateral salpingectomyOvarian conservationPerimenopausal patientsSurgical menopausePatient ageVaginal drynessVasomotor disturbancesBenign hysterectomyBenign indicationsCardiovascular healthOvarian removalObstetrician-GynecologistsOvarian cancerCardiovascular diseaseFamily historyPhysicians' attitudes
2018
Occult Gynecologic Cancer in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy for Benign Indications
Desai VB, Wright JD, Schwartz PE, Jorgensen EM, Fan L, Litkouhi B, Lin H, Gross CP, Xu X. Occult Gynecologic Cancer in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy for Benign Indications. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 642-651. PMID: 29528920, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus uteriCervix uteriOvarian malignancyBenign indicationsSurgical routeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramLaparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLaparoscopic supracervical hysterectomyPrimary outcome measureBeginning of surgeryLogistic regression analysisQuality Improvement ProgramTotal laparoscopicPatient agePatient characteristicsSupracervical hysterectomyVaginal hysterectomyGynecologic cancerUndetected malignancyOvarian cancerHysterectomyOutcome measuresAmerican College
2016
Hospital Variation in the Practice of Bilateral Salpingectomy With Ovarian Conservation in 2012
Xu X, Desai VB. Hospital Variation in the Practice of Bilateral Salpingectomy With Ovarian Conservation in 2012. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 127: 297-305. PMID: 26942357, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk womenBilateral salpingectomyLow-risk patientsOvarian conservationBenign hysterectomyHospital variationOvarian cancerAdult womenNational Inpatient SampleCross-sectional studyMultivariable regression analysisOvarian surgeryHighest tertileWhite patientsInpatient SampleSalpingectomyHysterectomyHospital's likelihoodLower riskHospital practiceHospitalPatientsWomenHospitalizationTertile