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Aktuelle Urol 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Ambulantes Rehabilitations-Zentrum für Urologie und Gynäkologie Heidelberg, Facharztpraxis für Urologie, Heidelberg.

In specialist urology clinics, 50 - 70 % of patients have chronic urological diseases such as recurrent urinary tract infections, a somatoform overactive bladder, adult and infantile enuresis, a chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and the psychosomatic form of post-prostatectomy incontinence. The 12-month prevalence of psychological disorders in the general adult population is 28 % 1. As many as 20 % of children and adolescents are found to have psychological abnormalities 2. Read More

PLoS One 2019 14;14(2):e0212319. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Mechatronics, Optics and Mechanical Engineering Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary.

A typical optical based gait analysis laboratory uses expensive stereophotogrammetric motion capture systems. The study aims to propose and validate an affordable gait analysis method using augmented reality (AR) markers with a single action camera. Image processing software calculates the position and orientation of the AR markers. Read More

J Perinat Med 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.

Background There is little information on which to base the prognostic counselling as to whether an antenatally diagnosed fetal abdominal cyst will grow or shrink, or need surgery. This study aims to provide contemporary data on prenatally diagnosed fetal abdominal cysts in relation to their course and postnatal outcomes. Methods Fetal abdominal cysts diagnosed over 11 years in a single centre were identified. Read More

Can Urol Assoc J 2019 Jan 21. Epub 2019 Jan 21.

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Introduction: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is a condition characterized by partial or complete obstruction of urine transport from the renal pelvis to the ureter and can present with intermittent flank pain, recurrent urinary tract infections, renal stones, or renal dysfunction. While historically, open pyeloplasty was the gold standard for surgical management, laparoscopic methods to repair UPJO have largely taken over as the preferred approach for adolescent and adult patients. Despite near universal adoption of laparoscopic pyeloplasty among Canadian urologists, it remains a technically complex procedure and considerable variability exists in the procedural steps performed. Read More

Ergonomics 2019 Feb 14:1-36. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

a Department of Kinesiology , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario , Canada.

Potential alternatives for conventional sitting and standing postures are hybrid sit-stand postures (i.e., perching). Read More

Biom J 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.

Different cure fraction models have been used in the analysis of lifetime data in presence of cured patients. This paper considers mixture and nonmixture models based on discrete Weibull distribution to model recurrent event data in presence of a cure fraction. The novelty of this study is the use of a discrete lifetime distribution in place of usual existing continuous lifetime distributions for lifetime data in presence of cured fraction, censored data, and covariates. Read More

Clin Nucl Med 2019 Feb 8. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India.

A 5-month-old boy with ultrasonography showing bilateral hydronephrosis, referred for renal scan. On Tc-L,L,ethylenedicysteine (Tc-LLEC) renal scan, tracer blush in flow images in the region of urinary bladder was seen and tumor mass was suspected. Contrast-enhanced CT showed a soft tissue mass in sacrococcygeal region. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(7):e14548

Department of Orthopedics.

The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of percutaneous sacroiliac screw (PSS) placement assisted by screw view model of navigation system for treatment of sacroiliac fractures.Data pertaining to 18 consecutive patients with posterior pelvic ring fracture who received sacroiliac screw fixation between January 2015 and July 2018 at the Second Hospital of Jilin University were retrospectively analyzed. Kirschner wires were placed under the guidance of navigation's screw view mode. Read More

Clin Orthop Relat Res 2019 Mar;477(3):596-605

Chang-Yeon Kim MD, MS, Christopher D. Collier MD, Raymond W. Liu MD, Patrick J. Getty MD, Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Background: Chondrosarcoma is the second most frequent primary sarcoma of bone and frequently occurs in the pelvis. Surgical resection is the primary treatment with the two main operative modalities being limb-sparing resection and amputation. Contemporary management has trended toward limb-sparing procedures; however, whether this approach has an adverse effect on long-term survival is unclear. Read More

Acta Oncol 2019 Feb 14:1-7. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

a Radiation Oncology Department , CHU , Brest , France.

Background: To evaluate the occurrence of erectile dysfunction at 3 years (3yED) after prostate brachytherapy (BT) and to predict 3yED after treatment based on patients and treatments characteristics.

Material And Methods: From September 2007 to July 2015, 117 men with mild or no ED [International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) > 16] underwent Iodine real-time ultrasound-guided low-dose rate BT to a total dose of 160 Gy for low-risk or favorable intermediate-risk prostate adenocarcinoma, and were followed prospectively during 3 years. Median age was 63 years (51-79). Read More

Urologiia 2018 Oct(4):130-134

Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology of MHD, Moscow, Russia.

A renal calyceal diverticulum is a cystic cavity within the renal parenchyma, which is lined by transitional epithelium and communicates with the calyx or, more rarely, the renal pelvis. In children, this anomaly is extremely rare. The article describes the resection of the middle calyceal diverticulum in an 8-year-old child using retroperitoneoscopic access. Read More

Urologiia 2018 Oct(4):122-126

Research Clinical Center of JSC RZD, Moscow, Russia.

This article presents a case of a 59-year-old patient with a primary tumor of the right kidney with bladder and liver metastases. The patient was treated in three-stages. In the first stage, he underwent ureteral stone extraction, laser resection of the tumor with subsequent vaporization. Read More

Urologiia 2018 Oct(4):114-117

Omsk State Medical University of Minzdrav of Russia, Omsk, Russia.

The article presents the experience of successful surgical treatment of a patient with complete ureteral obliteration after transurethral endoscopic pyelolithotripsy in the left renal pelvis with lithoextraction and stenting. Two months later the patient developed stent obstruction and underwent repeat stenting and insertion of a left nephrostomy tube. After another 1. Read More

Urologiia 2018 Oct(4):106-112

European Medical Center, Moscow, Russia.

Aim: The study aimed to analyze the diagnostic performance of preoperative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) in the staging of prostate cancer (PCa) versus postoperative histological examination and determine the most sensitive pulse sequence from the mp-MRI protocol in estimating the local extent of PCa.

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 112 men aged 52 to 84 years with a morphologically verified diagnosis of prostate cancer. All patients underwent pelvic mp-MRI before radical prostatectomy (RPE) no earlier than six weeks after the prostate biopsy. Read More

Urologiia 2018 Oct(4):14-18

Institute of Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis, Ural Branch of the RAS, Orenburg, Russia.

Aim: To define persistent properties and antibiotic resistance of microorganisms isolated from the urine of adult patient undergoing surgery for urolithiasis.

Materials And Methods: Urine specimens were obtained from the renal pelvis and urinary bladder during percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. Microorganisms that were isolated from the urine were examined for their persistent properties (anti-lysozyme activity, the ability of biofilm formation) and antibiotic resistance using photometric and bacteriological methods. Read More

J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Medical Sciences Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of lymphadenectomy on surgical morbidity and survival in adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) of the ovary.

Methods: Patients who underwent surgical treatment for AGCT between January 1993 and January 2016 were identified. Data were collected for patient age, menopausal status, surgical staging, lymphadenectomy, postoperative complications (anemia, wound infection, incisional hernia), length of hospital stay, follow-up duration, site and time for recurrence, management of recurrence and vital status. Read More

Clin Transl Oncol 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Surgery, University General Hospital, Avd. Obispo Torija, s/n, 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain.

Background: In some patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis, we could perform the cytoreductive surgery and the HIPEC procedure by a complete laparoscopic approach to avoid morbidity. We consider that using laparoscopic approach for performing peritoneal carcinomatosis cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC with closed CO recirculation technique is possible and safe, with equal efficacy to conventional methods and hemodynamic complications.

Objective: Monitoring the effectiveness of the drug distribution in a laparoscopic ctoreductive and HIPEC surgery group with CO recirculation respect to a closed and open HIPEC group METHODS: Porcine model that included fifteen mini-pigs. Read More

Front Physiol 2018 30;9:1867. Epub 2019 Jan 30.

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdańsk, Poland.

Pregnancy and high-impact activity are considered as risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunctions, including urinary incontinence. To investigate whether a structured exercise program, including high- and low-impact aerobics and supported by pelvic floor muscle exercises, improves the neuromuscular activity of the pelvic floor and does not reduce the quality of life in terms of urinary incontinence in healthy pregnant women. This was a randomized control trial among 97 Caucasian healthy nulliparas in uncomplicated pregnancies (age 30 ± 4 years, 21 ± 5 weeks of gestation; mean ± SD). Read More

J Med Case Rep 2019 Feb 14;13(1):34. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Surgical Oncology Department, Institute Salah Azaiez de Cancer, Tunis, Tunisia.

Introduction: Cutaneous metastatic disease arising from urinary tract carcinoma is rare and associated with a poor prognosis. We report a case of metastatic disease occurring in a patient treated for synchronous urothelial tumor of the bladder and left renal pelvis.

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old Caucasian man was treated for a synchronous urothelial tumor of the bladder and left renal pelvis. Read More

Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2019 Feb 12. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospital, 30, bvd de la Cluse, 1205, Genève. Switzerland.

Asherman's Syndrome or Intrauterine adhesions is an acquired uterine condition where fibrous scarring forms within the uterine cavity, resulting in reduced menstrual flow, pelvic pain and infertility. Until recently, the molecular mechanisms leading to the formation of fibrosis were poorly understood, and the treatment of Asherman's syndrome has largely focused on hysteroscopic resection of adhesions, hormonal therapy, and physical barriers. Numerous studies have begun exploring the molecular mechanisms behind the fibrotic process underlying Asherman's Syndrome as well as the role of stem cells in the regeneration of the endometrium as a treatment modality. Read More

J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Pediatrics1, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul 139-706, Republic of Korea

Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disease characterized by increased bone density and bone breakage due to defective osteoclast function. Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type II, Albers-Schonberg disease, is characterized by the sclerosis of bones, predominantly involving the spine, pelvis, and the base of the skull. Here, we report a typical case of osteopetrosis in a 17. Read More

J Urol 2019 Mar;201(3):459-460

Center of Care for Pelvic Floor, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2017 9;4(6):000619. Epub 2017 May 9.

Acute Internal Medicine Department, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.

A 34 year-old Afro-Caribbean female presented with recurring episodes of fever and lower abdominal pain over a period of two months not improving despite courses of antibiotics for possible recurrent urinary tract infections. On admission to hospital, patient was treated for a possible pyelonephritis or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Extensive investigations into possible source of infection were carried out. Read More

Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2016 23;3(3):000374. Epub 2016 Feb 23.

Department A of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Malignant neoplasms are associated with a wide range of paraneoplastic rheumatological syndromes. These can be defined as remote effects of cancer, which are not caused by the tumor and its metastasis. The authors describe the case of an 82-year-old man, who presented with a one-month history of pain, stiffness, and functional limitation of the scapular and pelvic girdles. Read More

Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2019 Feb 4;62:127-135. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.

Background: Knee valgus alignment has been associated with lower-limb musculoskeletal injury. This case-control study aims to: assess biomechanical differences between patients with patellar tendinopathy and healthy controls.

Methods: 43 military participants (21 cases, 22 controls) were recorded using 3D-motion capture performing progressively demanding, small knee bend, single leg and single leg decline squats. Read More

World J Urol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Material Science and Engineering, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

The surgical mesh material used in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in women is associated with significant complications in some women. This has recently become a public health issue with involvement of national parliaments and regulatory bodies. The occurrence of mesh complications is thought to be a result of multifactorial processes involving problems related to the material design, the surgical techniques used and disease, and patient-related factors. Read More

Vet Surg 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Ranch Veterinarian, Lonetree Ranch, Lonetree, Wyoming.

Objective: Identify relevant electromyography (EMG), kinematic, and kinetic changes resulting from monopolar radiofrequency energy (MRFE)-induced cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injury and eventual rupture in dogs.

Study Design: Experimental, repeated measures.

Animals: Five purpose-bred female dogs free of orthopedic and neurologic disease. Read More

Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University, Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.

Objective: To correlate lower urinary tract symptoms typically associated with a urinary tract infection (UTI) with physical examination findings of pelvic floor myofascial pain (PFMP).

Methods: This retrospective review included all new patients presenting to a urogynecology clinic between August 2 and December 19, 2016. Patients completed validated questionnaires, had a catheterized urine specimen, and underwent pelvic examination. Read More

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, The Juliane Marie Centre for Women, Children and Reproduction, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Introduction: Young women with a cancer diagnosis often have very little time to decide whether or not to commence on fertility preserving strategies before initiating potentially sterilizing cancer treatment. Minimizing the interval from opting for fertility preservation to completion of the procedure will reduce the potential risk of delaying cancer treatment. In the current study, we have evaluated the period of time from referral to ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) to actual freezing of the tissue in a cohort of Danish women. Read More

Insights Imaging 2019 Feb 13;10(1):19. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.

MRI plays important roles in endometrial and cervical cancer assessment, from detection to recurrent disease evaluation. Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common malignant tumor of the female genital tract in Western countries. EC patients are divided into risk categories based on histopathological tumor type, grade, and myometrial invasion depth. Read More

Chirurg 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Kinderchirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.

Over the past four decades, the treatment algorithms for rectal cancer have fundamentally changed, which resulted in a considerable improvement of oncological outcomes. In this context, the surgical concept of total mesorectal excision and the implementation of multimodal treatment strategies represent key milestones. These improvements were complemented by a standardized histopathological work-up of the surgical specimen and the introduction of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnostics. Read More

Urolithiasis 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Urology, Kidney Stone Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, 2-8-1 Minami-Ohtsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-8476, Japan.

We examined the renal pelvic urine culture (RPUC) and stone culture (SC) during ureteroscopy and evaluated their associations with postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). We prospectively collected data of 224 patients who underwent ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy from March 2015 to December 2017. We examined the bladder urine culture pre-operatively. Read More

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.

Background: Robot-assisted surgical techniques have been introduced in recent years as an alternative minimally invasive approach for colorectal surgery. In practice, we found that the monopolar electrosurgical scissors had its unique advantages in preservation of the pelvic autonomic nerves. We performed a retrospective review of short-term results between using monopolar electrosurgical scissors and harmonic scalpel in robotic anterior resection (using the da Vinci Surgical System) in rectal cancer patients. Read More

Hip Int 2019 Feb 13:1120700019827250. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.

Introduction:: Patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) show abnormal movement patterns, including the leaning of the trunk toward the affected limb (Duchenne limp). Patients with severe OA, especially those with OA due to hip dysplasia, show a lateral pelvic drop (Trendelenburg sign).

Aim:: The aim of this preoperative study is to investigate the relationship between superior migration of the arthritic femoral head, pain, and hip abductor muscle strength, and to clarify the relationship between the coronal plane gait patterns with pain and hip abductor muscle strength. Read More

ANZ J Surg 2019 Feb 12. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and MSM, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Background: Unstable pelvic fractures are typically caused by high-impact trauma. Early stabilization is required to prevent further neurological or visceral injury, haemorrhage, reduce pain, infection and long-term deformity and disability. The aim was to review the optimal external fixation techniques and management for unstable pelvic fractures. Read More

Emerg Radiol 2019 Feb 12. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Radiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Purpose: BCVI may lead to ischemic stroke, disability, and death, while being often initially clinically silent. Screening criteria for BCVI based on clinical findings and trauma mechanism have improved detection, with Denver criteria being most common. Up to 30% of patients do not meet BCVI screening criteria. Read More

Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2018 24;5(4):000829. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.

A 56-year-old woman presented with gradually worsening shortness of breath associated with dull left leg pain over 5 days. She denied any recent travel, recent surgeries or immobilization. CT pulmonary angiography and CT venography revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary emboli and extensive left pelvic and left lower extremity deep vein thromboses. Read More

Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2018 22;5(2):000743. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

Internal Medicine Department, Ospedale La Carità, Locarno, Switzerland.

A young woman presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain exacerbated by movement and breathing. Extensive evaluation revealed no gallstones or any other specific cause. Urine polymerase chain reaction results for were positive, so the clinical diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome was confirmed. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jan;28(1):120-125

Dr Tapashi Rahman Khan, Assistant Professor, Department Radiology and Imaging, Dhaka Community Medical College & Hospital, Mogbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:

This cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Radiology & Imaging, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 2010 to June 2011 with a view to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of refractory shadowing on transabdominal pelvic sonography for leiomyomas and in differentiating them from other pelvic masses. Histopathological examination of the surgically resected masses was taken as the standard diagnostic tool. A total number of 50 patients of pelvic masses were studied. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jan;28(1):54-59

Dr Sharmin Akter Sumi, M Phil Student Thesis Part Complete, Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

This cross sectional descriptive study was performed on 70 postmortem vermiform appendices (male 34 and female 36) to find out the various positions of vermiform appendix of Bangladeshi people. The specimens were collected from autopsy laboratory of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh by purposive sampling technique from October 2016 to March 2017. The collected samples were divided into four age groups. Read More

J Arthroplasty 2019 Jan 18. Epub 2019 Jan 18.

Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.

Background: A large body of evidence has confirmed that patients with spinal deformity, lumbar fusion, and abnormal spinopelvic mobility are at significantly increased risk for instability, dislocation, and revision after total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Methods: Achieving a stable construct in patients with pre-existing spine disease requires an understanding of basic spinopelvic parameters and the compensatory mechanisms associated with abnormal spinopelvic motion. Indicated patients with concomitant hip-spine pathology should be assessed for (1) the presence of spinal deformity and (2) the presence of spinal stiffness before undergoing THA. Read More

Hip Int 2018 Nov;28(2_suppl):66-72

2 Hip Diseases and Joint Replacement Surgery Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre, Milan, Italy.

Introduction:: Modular reconstruction systems based on trabecular metal (TM) prosthetic components have been increasingly used in the last decade for the management of severe acetabular bone defects. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and radiographic outcomes of double-cup technique for the management of Paprosky type III defects without pelvic discontinuity.

Methods:: A retrospective review was performed for all patients undergoing acetabular reconstruction with 2 TM cups at a tertiary referral centre between 2010 and 2015. Read More

Hip Int 2018 Nov;28(2_suppl):48-53

2 IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Hip Department, Milan, Italy.

Introduction:: Metal-on-metal (MoM) large head total hip arthroplasties (THAs) were discontinued early after their introduction because of the high number of failures due to adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). Aim of this study is to report the clinical outcome at a mid-term follow-up (FU) of a series of large-head MoM THA.

Methods:: In this prospective study, 25 hips (24 patients, 3 males, 21 females, mean age 62. Read More

Trop Doct 2019 Feb 12:49475519826195. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

6 Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.

Chlamydia trachomatis is an important agent of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) globally. Laboratory diagnosis, which is vital for early and appropriate treatment, remains a challenge in resource-limited settings. Our study was undertaken to detect C. Read More

Surg Innov 2019 Feb 12:1553350619829589. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

1 University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

Background: With increasing experience and technological advancement in surgical instruments, surgeons have explored the feasibility of single-incision laparoscopic surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). These techniques aim to further reduce surgical trauma, but are not popular due to their inherent pitfalls including clashing of instruments, lack of counter traction, lengthy operating time, and so on. A novel surgical robotic system was designed to overcome the limitations of the existing technologies. Read More

Am J Dent Sci 1870 Apr;3(12):585-589

Boston. Demonstrator of Operative Dentistry in Harvard University.

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2014 Jan 13;9(1):73-77. Epub 2013 Dec 13.

a Birmingham Women's Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TG, UK.

The menopause signifies a period after significant hormonal change that affects all estrogen-sensitive tissues. This change may result in symptoms affecting any part of the urogenital system. These changes can significantly affect women's health and quality of life. Read More

Anaerobe 2019 Feb 9. Epub 2019 Feb 9.

Magee-Womens Research Institute, 204 Craft Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; University of Pittsburgh, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address:

The CDC recommended outpatient treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone plus 14 days of doxycycline, with or without metronidazole. European guidelines (2017) include moxifloxacin plus ceftriaxone as a first line regimen, particularly for women with Mycoplasma genitalium-associated PID. However, the susceptibility of bacteria recovered from the endometrium of women with PID to moxifloxacin is unknown. Read More

Surg Technol Int 2019 Feb 11;34. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, New York.

Introduction: A variety of highly porous materials have been used to obtain biological acetabular fixation after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Due to their improved surface-coated properties, new highly porous titanium metal implants have shown potential to promote prosthesis osseointegration. Therefore, the purpose of this multicenter study was to evaluate: 1) overall acetabular cup survivorship; 2) postoperative complications; and 3) radiographic signs of loosening and radiolucencies in patients who received a new highly porous titanium metal cup. Read More

Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019 Feb 12. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Epsom& St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, UK.

Objectives: To evaluate the values of perineal body (PB) and genital hiatus (GH) before and after posterior repair. We also evaluated the introital surface area (ISA)-a sum of transverse and longitudinal GH measurements.

Methods: This secondary analysis of a prospective case series included 94 women undergoing posterior vaginal prolapse surgery at a consultant urogynecology clinic between October 4, 2011, and October 2, 2014. Read More