2022
Systematic Literature Review of Pediatric Male and Female Genital Hair Thread Tourniquet Syndrome
Adjei NN, Lynn AY, Grimshaw A, Brault MA, Dugan K, Vash-Margita A. Systematic Literature Review of Pediatric Male and Female Genital Hair Thread Tourniquet Syndrome. Pediatric Emergency Care 2022, 38: e799-e804. PMID: 35100779, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair-thread tourniquet syndromeTourniquet syndromeAdolescent health care providersSystematic literature reviewHealth care providersEmergency medicine physiciansLiterature reviewUrinary symptomsSerious sequelaeAnesthetic typePrompt diagnosisFemale patientsGeneral anesthesiaAdolescent patientsFemale casesMale casesMAIN OUTCOMECare providersMedicine physiciansNational guidelinesAverage agePrevention strategiesPediatric malesLabia minoraPatient care
2021
Progression of Cystadenoma to Mucinous Borderline Ovarian Tumor in Young Females: Case Series and Literature Review
Beroukhim G, Ozgediz D, Cohen PJ, Hui P, Morotti R, Schwartz PE, Yang-Hartwich, Vash-Margita A. Progression of Cystadenoma to Mucinous Borderline Ovarian Tumor in Young Females: Case Series and Literature Review. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 35: 359-367. PMID: 34843973, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucinous borderline ovarian tumorsBorderline ovarian tumorsOvarian tumorsYale-New Haven HospitalRetrospective chart reviewBenign ovarian tumorsBenign ovarian lesionsRate of recurrenceNew Haven HospitalAbdominal painPreoperative characteristicsChart reviewDisease recurrenceRecurrent cystsCase seriesChief complaintClinical presentationClinicopathologic featuresFemale patientsMucinous cystadenomaOvarian cystsOvarian lesionsTumor stageAdolescent patientsSubsequent surveillance
2019
Establishing a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Subinternship for Medical Students
Solotke M, Crabtree J, Encandela J, Vash-Margita A. Establishing a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Subinternship for Medical Students. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2019, 33: 104-109. PMID: 31672667, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsYoung female patientMaternal-fetal medicineHealth care needsDelivery of careNorth American medical schoolsUndergraduate medical education levelTraining opportunitiesFemale patientsAdolescent patientsGynecologic oncologyAmerican medical schoolsMedical school levelSurgical opportunityMedical education levelCare needsClinical experienceGynecology communityFetal medicineInternal medicineSupervised clinical experienceLearning activitiesSchool levelElective courseFamily medicineCompliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines in young female patients: rates and trends of screening in New Haven County, CT
Oliveira CR, Hosier H, Pate B, Niccolai LM, Sheth SS, Vash-Margita A. Compliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines in young female patients: rates and trends of screening in New Haven County, CT. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 221: 530-532. PMID: 31279847, PMCID: PMC6829042, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent Vulvar Angiokeratoma Associated with Lichen Sclerosus
Vash-Margita A, Smith Y, Rabah R, Quint EH. Adolescent Vulvar Angiokeratoma Associated with Lichen Sclerosus. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2019, 32: 440-442. PMID: 30974213, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLichen sclerosusVulvar angiokeratomaAsymptomatic female patientFemale adolescent populationTopical steroidsSymptomatic adolescentsFemale patientsVulvar lesionsVulvar pruritusExcised lesionsVascular lesionsPapular lesionsRare genetic diseaseSclerosusAngiokeratomaLesionsAdolescent populationPruritusPathologyAdolescentsGenetic diseasesPatientsBiopsySymptomsSteroids