VNOTES – Our Latest Paper, is now online free!

The Marchand Institute’s latest publication, “Systematic review and meta-analysis of vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery vs laparoscopic hysterectomy” has just been posted in Pubmed today, and the full text is available online for free.  You can see the full text either at Pubmed Central at this link, or at Elsevier’s website for the journal…

Major Marchand Institute Study in Green Journal Today

The Marchand Institute’s major study entitled “Vaginal Hysterectomy Compared With Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Benign Gynecologic Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” appears online today in the Green Journal (Obstetrics & Gynecology). This is the largest study to date comparing the advantages and safety of vaginal hysterectomy versus laparoscopic, and has some very interesting findings! Click…

Marchand Institute’s Newest Paper Looks at Novel Uterine Artery Embolization Practices in China

Recently our researchers discovered some very novel practices being undertaken in China, where Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE), which is usually reserved for the treatment of Uterine Fibroids, is being used to treat Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancies (CSP). We assembled the data we could find to offer this interesting look into these novel procedures taking place…

Marchand Institute’s Research on Marijuana in Pregnancy featured in New Report from the Heritage Foundation

The Marchand Institute noted this week a brilliantly written new report “Twenty-First Century Illicit Drugs and Their Discontents: The Potential Risks that Cannabis Use by Pregnant and Nursing Women Pose to Their Children,” by Paul J. Larkin. This report and opinion on the status of cannabis use by pregnant woman addresses a very concerning topic,…

New Article Comparing Veress Needle Usage to Direct Trocar Entry

Our newest article gets back to the basics of MIGS with “Systematic review and meta-analysis of Veress needle entry versus direct trocar entry in gynecologic surgery,” which is now available free online at BMJ Surgery, Intervention and Health Technologies.  You can see the full article here:  https://sit.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000121 or read it on the government’s PubMed site…

Power Morcellator

Marchand Institute’s Newest Research on Morcellation now Available Online!

The Marchand Institute recently performed the largest meta-analysis to date on power morcellation in hysterectomy and myomectomy. The paper has recently been published online by a major medical journal. You can read the abstract online on NIH’s PubMed Website here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34955114/ You can also read the full paper online here: https://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_50609/TJOG-18-311-En.pdf