Preoperative prediction of retroperitoneal lymph node involvement in clinical stage IB and IIA cervical cancer.

Objective: Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is the most important factor affecting survival in early-stage cervical cancer (CC). International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics revised the staging of CC in 2018 and reported LNM as a staging criterion. We investigated the preoperatively assessable risk factors associated with LNM in surgically treated stage IB1-IIA2 CC patients.

A 5-year follow-up study comparing Burch colposuspension and transobturator tape for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of transobturator tape (TOT) and Burch colposuspension in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: The present retrospective study included 770 patients who underwent SUI surgery with Burch colposuspension (n=498) or TOT (n=272). Clinical follow-up occurred at 2 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months, and annually thereafter.

Results of TOT operations alone and combined with other vaginal surgical procedures.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transobturator vaginal tape (TOT) procedure in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: The study population consisted of 210 patients who were diagnosed as having stress urinary incontinence, and they underwent a TOT operation alone (99) or concomitant vaginal surgery (101) between January 2005 and February 2009 and were followed up for at least one year. Patients with detrusor overactivity and intrinsic sphincter deficiency were excluded.

Which type of mid-urethral sling procedure should be chosen for treatment of stress urinary incontinance with intrinsic sphincter deficiency? Tension-free vaginal tape or transobturator tape.

Objective: To compare tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and transobturator tape (TOT) for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with intrinsic sphincter deficiency.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Gynecology department, Bakirkoy Women and Childrens' Hospital, Istanbul.

Experience with laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy for the enlarged uterus.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of uterine weight on the perioperative and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for benign gynecological conditions.

Methods: In a retrospective observational study, 367 patients underwent LAVH (type I laparoscopic hysterectomy) for benign disorders at the Department of Gynecology at the Istanbul Bakirkoy Women and Children Hospital. Patients were divided into two groups with uterine weight <500 g and uterine weight > or =500 g.

Results of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: a 5-year follow-up study.

Objective: We evaluated the long-term cure rates, surgical complications rates after treatment of urodynamically confirmed primary genuine stress incontinence with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT).

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients undergoing the TVT procedure over a 5-year period to report intraoperative complication, postoperative complications and subjective cure rates.

Results: TVT was performed on 600 patients under general anesthesia.