Result: The total number of hysterectomy specimens received was 179. The patient's age ranged between 23-90 years with an average age of 49 years old. The most common clinical indication for hysterectomy was present and previous malignancies 50 (27.9%) including cases of therapeutic and follow up hysterectomies for gynecologic malignancies followed by uterine leiomyoma 44 (24.5%). Other clinica...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic hysteropexy, a surgical technique for the management of uterine prolapse, involving suspension of the uterus from the sacral promontory using bifurcated polypropylene mesh. DESIGN The investigation was designed as a prospective observational study (clinical audit). SETTING The study was undertaken at a tertiary refe...

T International Continence Society defines pelvic organ prolapse as any stage of prolapse greater than zero. If this definition is used, 27-98% of women will have pelvic organ prolapse at some point in their lives.1 It is estimated that women have an 11% lifetime risk of reconstructive surgery for prolapse, urinary incontinence or both, and a 29% risk of repeat surgery for these conditions.2 Al...

Objective To analyze the events preceding incomplete surgical staging procedures in endometrial cancer patients. Design Retrospective descriptive study Setting Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Subjects Thirty patients who were unexpectedly found to have endometrial cancer after undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions and were referred to Ch...

For women, gynaecological or obstetrical disorders are second to disc prolapse as the most common cause of sciatica. As not many effective conventional treatments can be found for sciatica following uterine cancer, patients may seek assistance from complementary and alternative medicine. Here, we present a case of a woman with severe and chronic sciatica secondary to uterine cancer who experien...

Between 1947 and 1971, the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) was prescribed to pregnant women to prevent spontaneous abortions. Many studies have demonstrated adverse consequences of prenatal DES exposure. This report describes a DES daughter treated for uterine cancer who presented with a foreshortened vagina of 4 cm and stage III pelvic organ prolapse. She underwent successful vagin...

Pelvic organ prolapse is a highly prevalent condition in the female population, which impairs the health-related quality of life of affected individuals. Despite the lack of robust evidence, selective modification of obstetric events or other risk factors could play a central role in the prevention of prolapse. While the value of pelvic floor muscle training as a preventive treatment remains un...