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B Ranney

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PubMed1979

The occasional need for myomectomy.

Only occasionally is there a good indication for either abdominal myomectomy or vaginal myomectomy. Among 3205 patients who had major gynecologic operations, 1022 had leiomyofibromas; 718 needed abdominal hysterectomy, 253 needed vaginal hysterectomy, and only 51 were treated by myomectomy. Vaginal myomas and a few submucous uterine myomas were excised vaginally. Parasitic myomas and a few intramural myomas were excised abdominally. Indications, symptoms, number, size, tissue characteristics, methods, subsequent fertility, and subsequent pelvic operations are all discussed. In 26 of these patients, myomas were discovered during other conservative gynecologic operations, requiring decision-making during operations; criteria are discussed.

Abdominal Neoplasms↗
PubMed1978

Ovarian function, reproduction, and later operations following adnexal surgery.

Among 3102 patients who had major gynecologic operations, only 223 (7.18%) needed adnexal operations during which reproductive potential was preserved. Operations involved ovaries (156), tubes (55), and embryologic cysts (32). After recovery 53.69% of these patients had viable babies (64.46% of patients under age 30). Patients were examined up to 28 years after operations, an average 11.32 years. When last examined. most patients still retained physiologic evidence of ovarian hormonal function; 20 patients had passed through spontaneous menopause, at an average age of 49.4 years. Fifty-two patients needed subsequent pelvic operations, but only 7 for possibly related conditions (4 repeat tubal pregnancies and 3 cyst-adenomas). All but one twisted adnexal mass, with gangrene, originated as a paramesonephric duct cyst. Seventeen adnexal operations were associated with pregnancy: 15 mothers had healthy babies, and 2 aborted. Details concerning numbers and characteristics of specific lesions are included in the paper.

Adnexa Uteri↗
PubMed1978

Endometriosis.

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Adnexa Uteri↗
PubMed1977

The future function and fortune of ovarian tissue which is retained in vivo during hysterectomy.

Hysterectomy was performed for 2,132 private patients; one third were done vaginally and two thirds, abdominally. Ages ranged from the 20's through the 80's, but 55% were between 40 and 55 years of age. Ovarian function was retained at the time of hysterectomy in 1,263 patients; ovarian tissue was retained in 1,557. Based on clinical criteria, 525 patients had continued ovarian function until last examined (one to 23 years); 328 had continued ovarian function until the end of the study (one to 25 years); 410 patients had cessation of ovarian function during the study at ages ranging from 41 to 64 years. Fourteen patients required second operations: three for hemorrhagic physiologic cysts, two for adhesions, one for ovarian endometriosis, four for cystadenomas, and four for ovarian cancer. Two cancer patients died; two are alive and well, five and 15 years after the second operations.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

The prevention, inhibition, palliation, and treatment of endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a variable and enigmatic disease. In this article an attempt has been made to describe principles of management for different groups of patients who have varying manifestations of pelvic endometriosis. Different methods are described for prevention, inhibition, palliation, and treatment of endometriosis.

Endometriosis↗
PubMed1975

Advantages of local anesthesia for cesarean section.

A review was made of histories of 5010 patients delivered by the senior author over a period of 25 years. Of these deliveries, cesarean section was performed in 283 (5.6%). In 218 of these patients, only local field block of the abdominal wall was done prior to the birth of the baby. When local anesthesia was used, 92% of newborn babies cried spontaneously at once, There were 48 premature babies and 7 neonatal deaths, the latter caused primarily by pregnancy complications and secondarily by prematurity. Fetuses already at high risk are most benefited by the use of local anesthesia prior to birth. Many of the patients experiencing this method had second, third, and even fourth cesarean sections with the use of local anesthesia.

Anesthesia, Local↗