2013
Does This Woman Have an Ectopic Pregnancy?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
Crochet JR, Bastian LA, Chireau MV. Does This Woman Have an Ectopic Pregnancy?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA 2013, 309: 1722-1729. PMID: 23613077, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.3914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEctopic pregnancyAbdominal painVaginal bleedingTransvaginal sonographyPatient historyEarly pregnancyAdnexal massesLaboratory valuesRational Clinical Examination Systematic ReviewSerum human chorionic gonadotropin levelsHuman chorionic gonadotropin levelsAvailable laboratory valuesCervical motion tendernessChorionic gonadotropin levelsBest diagnostic modalityPhysical examination findingsDirect surgical visualizationEnglish-language articlesPositive likelihood ratioAdnexal tendernessHCG testingIntrauterine pregnancyMaternal morbidityTransvaginal sonogramsGonadotropin levels
2006
Management of adnexal mass.
Myers ER, Bastian LA, Havrilesky LJ, Kulasingam SL, Terplan MS, Cline KE, Gray RN, McCrory DC. Management of adnexal mass. Evidence Report Technology Assessment 2006, 1-145. PMID: 17854238, PMCID: PMC4781260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCA 125Adnexal massesNatural historyOvarian cancerFollowup strategiesDiagnostic strategiesOverall complication rateNationwide Inpatient SamplePercent of womenAlternative diagnostic strategiesBimanual pelvic examinationMalignant adnexal massesRandom-effects modelImportant clinical informationPremenopausal womenComplication rateAsymptomatic massRadiologic findingsAdverse outcomesFDG-PETUnilocular cystInpatient SamplePelvic examinationStudy populationDiagnostic modalities