Publications by authors named "C Weisgerber"
Purpose: The Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire (GCLQ) is an established patient-reported outcome measure for lower extremity lymphedema (LEL) in gynecologic oncology. We aimed to validate the GCLQ in German language (GCLQ-GER) for lymphedema detection in German-speaking patients and also investigated real-world patterns of lymphedema treatment.
Methods: The GCLQ was translated from English into German in accordance with the standards of a professional translation process.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of using a microsurgical temporary vascular clip system during laparoscopic surgery for very large intramural uterine fibroids.
- A total of 26 patients with fibroids measuring 9-22 cm were analyzed, using vascular clips to occlude uterine blood flow during surgery, yielding results on operating time, blood loss, and complications.
- The findings showed that the procedure was safely performed without blood transfusions or major complications, indicating that laparoscopic myomectomy can be an effective approach for large fibroids with reduced intraoperative blood loss.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic pain, infertility, and bowel obstructions are possible consequences of abdominal adhesions, which can highly affect the patient's quality of life. Patients in whom adhesiolysis has been performed are at high risk for recurrence of adhesions. For that reason, the present study focused on the re-formation of adhesions after adhesiolysis and on the possibility of avoiding it by using the adhesion barrier polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-gel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the function and biocompatibility of the new adhesion barrier PVA gel (polyvinyl alcohol + carboxymethylated cellulose) in the prevention of postsurgical peritoneal adhesions in a rabbit sidewall model. To evaluate and compare the routinely used 4% icodextrin.
Design: A prospective randomized controlled study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of PVA gel in reducing postoperative adhesion formation.