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This month's column is brought to us by William H. Parker, M.D., of the University of California, Los Angeles, who isa past president of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.
Dr. Parker has been instrumental in guiding our management of adnexal masses and has published widely on this topic.
He has been successful in balancing a busy practice in Santa Monica, Calif., with an academic and writing career, and has even published several books--including "A Gynecologist's Second Opinion: The Questions and Answers You Need to Take Charge of Your Health" (New York: Plume Books, 2003) and "The Incontinence Solution: Answers for Woman of All Ages" (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002)--to help a lay audience understand and interpret common gynecologic dilemmas.
Medicine thrives on controversy, which spurs us to learn and reach a consensus about the truth. One area of controversy is the use of frozen sections at laparoscopy in the treatment of ovarian masses. Although I certainly agree that frozen sections enable definitive treatment at the time of the original surgery, I await permanent sections. I believe permanent sections provide the following advantages:
* The exact diagnosis can be reached. If necessary, a ...