BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is well documented as a comorbidity of obesity. Studies demonstrate improvement of incontinency after weight loss. However, the mechanisms are still not clear. AIM To analyze the effects of bariatric surgery on pelvic floor function in women. METHODS Thirty women were invited to participate. They were waiting for bariatric surgery. Evaluations were done on pr...

Dear Editor, Imaging-guided aspiration and drainage is a feasible alternative to surgery in the treatment of pelvic collections.1-10 Traditionally, interventional radiologists access the pelvic collections via transabdominal, transgluteal and endorectal approaches. The transabdominal approach usually entails long distances to the pelvic lesions and risks transgression of intervening viscera. Th...

context correct timing of diagnostic laparoscopy for unexplained infertility management remains as a debate for clinicians. a cost-effective strategy of diagnostic laparoscopy utilization for unexplained infertile patients is much needed. evidence acquisition detailed evaluation of the articles extracted from a “pubmed” and “cochrane database” search using “unexplained infertility and diagnosti...

Aim and scope: The most important complications after colorectal surgery is pain which use of nonpharmacologic methods to reduce the complications has been considered by researchers. This study was conducted aiming at study on effect of Pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercises on Severity of pain after colorectal surgery. Materials and methods: this study is a randomized clinical trial; the statist...

The most common problems in urogynecology, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are, in other words, problems of pelvic organ support. Extended demand for support in pelvic reconstructive surgery has led to the development of both biomaterials and synthetic grafts. The ideal biomaterial should be physically and chemically inert, mechanically strong, noncarcinogenic,...

OBJECTIVES To retrospectively evaluate the outcome of internal fixation of trauma- related pelvic floor fractures using a ventral abdominal approach in cats. METHODS Clinical examination and radiographic findings at presentation, after surgery, and at follow-up were assessed. Information gathered included concurrent injuries, surgical technique used, lameness and pain scores, and radiographic...

The surgical anatomy of the pelvis is highly complex. Anorectal and urogenital dysfunctions occur frequently after pelvic oncological surgery and are mainly caused by surgical damage of the autonomic nerves. A highly-detailed 3D pelvic model could increase the anatomical knowledge and form a solid basis for a surgical simulation system. Currently, pelvic surgeons still rely on the preoperative ...

Step 1: Presentation and history Prevalence: The prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse among parous women is 50%. Most women are asymptomatic. History: Physicians should ask about urinary frequency and urgency, bulges or lumps in the vagina, pelvic pressure or heaviness, incontinence of urine or stool, difficulty with defecation or constipation, dyspareunia, and whether patients insert their fing...

OBJECTIVE Review available literature on pelvic inflammatory disease in postmenopausal women. DESIGN MEDLINE literature review from 1966 to 1999. RESULTS Pelvic inflammatory disease is uncommon in postmenopausal women. It is polymicrobial, often is concurrent with tuboovarian abscess formation, and is often associated with other diagnoses. CONCLUSION Postmenopausal women with pelvic infla...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of vaginal hysterectomy (combined with anterior and/or posterior colporraphy) and abdominal sacro-colpopexy (with preservation of the uterus) on urogenital function. DESIGN Randomised trial. SETTING Three teaching hospitals in The Netherlands. POPULATION Eighty-two patients undergoing surgical correction of uterine prolapse stages II-IV. METHODS Particip...