Robotic resection of a multicystic tailgut cyst.

A 29-year-old woman with recurrent pelvic pain that progressed post partum was diagnosed with a multicystic pararectal lesion on ultrasound and CT scan. Physiology was conducted to establish a preoperative function and pudendal nerve integrity. The lesion was resected using a Da Vinci Xi robotic system.

Characterization of mitochondrial respiratory chain energetics in the vestibular nucleus complex.

Conclusions: Despite having very high neuronal firing rates, the VNC does not have unusually high mitochondrial activity in vitro. This study is the first in which functionally active mitochondria from the hindbrain have been isolated and characterized.

Objective: Neurons in the vestibular nucleus complex (VNC) have exceptionally high spontaneous firing rates.