OBJECTIVE To present 3-month outcomes of a double-blind, multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing traditional vaginal prolapse surgery without mesh with vaginal surgery with mesh. METHODS Women with pelvic organ prolapse quantification prolapse stages 2-4 were randomized to vaginal colpopexy repair with mesh or traditional vaginal colpopexy without mesh. The primary outcome measure w...

INTRODUCTION Thulium laser VapoEnucleation of the prostate (ThuVEP) is an evolving surgical technique for BPH. Most studies have focused on outcomes in small to médium sized prostates and have originated from Europe and Asia. We sought to describe our experience with ThuVEP for very large prostates in a North American cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS From December 2010 to October 2014, 25 men un...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate our learning-curve experience with laparoscopic management of endometrial carcinoma. METHODS Retrospective review of our first 125 patients with endometrial cancer who were managed laparoscopically. The patient population was reviewed in a chronological manner, noting patient demographics, operative procedure and times, estimated blood loss, hospital stay, complications,...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to investigate the characteristics and outcome of patients with hydatid disease of the liver who were laparoscopically managed at our clinic and to define technical details including an effective method of omentoplasty with helical fasteners. METHODS Between January 1998 and November 2000, 13 patients, mean age 36 years (range 23 to 63 years), with...

BACKGROUND Mitomycin C is used in the immediate post-operative period to prevent tumor re-implantation, but it has adverse effects on the bladder. This study devised an animal model to investigate the effects of intravesical mitomycin C on wound healing. METHODS AND MATERIALS A cystotomy was made in the dome of the bladder of female rats. The mucosa of the posterior wall was scratch with clos...

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) transvesical venous ligation mimicking bilateral varicocelectomy in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Transvesical NOTES bilateral venous ligation was performed in 6 female pigs by considering lower epigastric vessels as a model for gonadal vessels. Under flexible cystoscopic guidance, a c...

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS We evaluated the anatomical success and complications of Perigee® with porcine dermis Graft in the repair of anterior vaginal wall prolapse (AVWP) MATERIALS AND METHODS: After Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, the charts of all patients who underwent AVWP repair using the Perigee/InteXen® kit from July 2005 to July 2009 were reviewed. Patients who had less t...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to report the morbidity of nonemergent hysterectomy for suspected placenta accreta. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study of all patients who underwent nonemergent hysterectomy for placenta accreta at Tampa General Hospital from June 1, 2003 to May 31, 2009. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients were identified. Diagnosis was suspected on ultrasound scan...

Background: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation which is endemic in many sheep and cattle raising areas and is still an important health hazard in the world. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical features, radiologic accuracy, and the surgical approaches of pulmonary hydatid cysts among children and adults in Northwestern Iran. Materials and Methods: 445 patients treated for ...

Objective: In this clinical retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate giant hydatid lung cyst cases as a different clinical entity that recorded in last 10 years in our clinic. Methods: Between February 1990 and May 2000, a total of 305 hydatid lung cyst cases from patients that had been operated were reviewed, and 67 (21.9%) cysts with more than 10 cm in diameters of them were regarded as a gi...