BACKGROUND At term, cervical ripening in coordination with uterine contractions becomes a prerequisite for a normal vaginal delivery. Currently, cervical ripening is considered to occur independently from uterine contractions. Many evidences suggest that cervical ripening resembles an inflammatory process. Comparatively little attention has been paid to the increased flexibility of the pelvic s...

Objective: This study analyzes the influence of sex, age and body mass index on anatomy colon as determined by three-dimensional reconstructions from computed tomography scans. Methods: 130 patients were included, each whom underwent a reconstruction abdominal CT scans without obvious signs pathology. Information corresponding to was obtained patient, morphometric data measurements taken at pub...

AIM To present the personal experience in assessing the treatment of pubic disjunction in Young-Burguess type II and III pelvic ring fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Included in the study were 30 patients with type II and III pelvic ring fractures, aged 32 to 76 years. Of these, 18 patients were treated with external fixation, and 12 patients were treated surgically: type II fractures were tre...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to use a three-dimensional (3D) visualization technology to illustrate and describe the anatomical features of the penile suspensory ligamentous system based on the Visible Human data sets and to explore the suspensory mechanism of the penis for the further improvement of the penis-lengthening surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional images retrieved fr...