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K Hoeger

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PubMed2001

Obesity and weight loss in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity are common and complicated disorders that are influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Obesity is a prominent feature of PCOS; at least 50% of patients with PCOS are obese. Obesity appears to exert an additive, synergistic effect on the manifestations of PCOS, independently impacting insulin sensitivity, risk for diabetes, and adverse cardiovascular profile. There is evidence for the benefit of weight reduction in the management of PCOS in the obese patient. Weight loss remains a primary intervention in treatment of this disorder.

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PubMed1996

Complications of laparoscopy--operative and diagnostic.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the characteristics and rates of complications for operative laparoscopy and diagnostic laparoscopy. DESIGN: Retrospective review. SETTING: Tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENTS: Two thousand three hundred twenty-four patients undergoing operative laparoscopy or diagnostic laparoscopy. INTERVENTIONS: Operative laparoscopy including lysis of adhesions, tubal surgery, ovarian surgery, uterine surgery, or destruction of endometriosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Complication rates for operative and diagnostic laparoscopies were tabulated and compared. RESULTS: The overall major complication rate for this series of 2,324 laparoscopies was 0.22%. There were five major and 15 minor complications. In the operative laparoscopy group, there were more complications from Veress needle and trocar insertion (n = 15) than from the actual operative procedures (n = 3). There were more total complications in the operative laparoscopy group (n = 18) than in the diagnostic laparoscopy group (n = 3). CONCLUSION: Operative laparoscopy is efficacious for a variety of gynecologic surgical procedures.

Abdominal Muscles↗