Efficacy and safety of intraurethral Erbium:YAG laser treatment in women with stress urinary incontinence following failed intravaginal laser therapy: a retrospective study.

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent condition affecting 25-45% of women and is linked to factors such as menopause, parity, high body mass index, and radical pelvic surgery. Among the three types of UI, stress incontinence (SUI) is the most common, accounting for almost 50% of cases, followed by urgency and overflow incontinence. UI has been found to be associated with reduced quality of life and mental stress.

Preliminary outcome of non-ablative vaginal Erbium laser treatment for female stress and mixed urinary incontinence.

Objective: This prospective study presents a preliminary result to compare the clinical efficacy of patients with stress urinary incontinence and mixed urinary incontinence using minimal invasive Er:YAG vaginal laser.

Materials And Methods: A total of 20 patients were included, in which were 10 patients with SUI and 10 patients with MUI (stress and urge incontinence), and underwent a 2940 nm Er:YAG laser with a special SMOOTH mode in an outpatient office without anesthesia or postoperative medications. All patients completed two sessions of treatment with an interval time of 28 days.

Application of amniotic fluid stem cells in repairing sciatic nerve injury in minipigs.

Many studies have demonstrated that combining nerve conduits with neural stem cells or growth factors can repair peripheral nerve injury in rodents. However, nerve damage does occur with longer gaps in human than in rodents, thus findings from rodent studies are difficult to translate to clinical practice. Minipigs have a longer gap that is more closely applicable to the challenge of human nerve grafting in extensive traumatic nerve damage.

Primary Vaginal Melanoma With Rhabdoid Features: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Primary vaginal melanoma is a rare mucosal neoplasm, which is more aggressive than cutaneous melanoma. Information regarding its morphologic patterns is limited. In particular, the rhabdoid phenotype, mostly observed in metastatic or recurrent cutaneous melanomas, has yet to be reported at this anatomic location.

The Risks for Ovarian, Endometrial, Breast, Colorectal, and Other Cancers in Women With Newly Diagnosed Endometriosis or Adenomyosis: A Population-Based Study.

Objective: Recent studies report a link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer (OC). Using a population-based cohort study to confirm the association between endometriosis and cancer is desirable. We thus examined the magnitude of the risks of OC, endometrial cancer (EC), breast cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), and other cancers in women with newly diagnosed endometriosis or adenomyosis (internal endometriosis).

Prediction of newborn birth weight based on the estimation at 20-24 weeks of gestation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical equation to predict the birth weight during the second trimester at 20-24 weeks of gestation.

Materials And Methods: In a university hospital, 110 healthy pregnant women were eligible for inclusion at 20-24 weeks of gestation. We recorded the maternal weight (pre-pregnancy, mid-pregnancy, and at delivery) and body mass index (BMI), newborn birth weight, time period from ultrasound examination to term delivery, and also the fetal biometrics sonographically at 20-24 weeks of gestation.

Suburethral slingplasty using a self-fashioned Gynemesh for treating urinary incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse.

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of self-fashioned Gynemesh for the concomitant treatment of urinary incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse, and the factors involved in mesh erosion.

Materials And Methods: From March 2004 to September 2006, 65 women with urinary incontinence, with or without pelvic organ prolapse or prior surgery for prolapse or incontinence, were recruited for this study. A self-fashioned Gynemesh was used for the concomitant treatment of urinary incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse.

Fetal acidosis from obstetric interventions during the first vaginal delivery.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the blood gas values of umbilical cord blood in newborns of first vaginal deliveries with or without obstetric interventions.

Materials And Methods: In a prospective descriptive study conducted during the 6-month period from August 2003 through February 2004 at a university hospital, we analyzed the umbilical cord blood gas results of 80 term newborns delivered vaginally from healthy nulliparous women. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to evaluate the associations between fetal acidosis (pH<7.

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the uterus, cervix and parametrium treated by combined immunochemotherapy.

Primary malignant lymphoma of the female genital tract is extremely rare and no standard treatment has been established. The present patient is menopausal with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the uterine body, endocervix and parametrium. She underwent a simple total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, followed by treatment with a new regimen, combined immunochemotherapy with rituximab (monoclonal antibody), cyclophosphamide vincristine, and prednisolone.

Uterine rupture at scar of prior laparoscopic cornuostomy after vaginal delivery of a full-term healthy infant.

A 30-year-old, gravida 2, para 0 woman who had a history of a laparoscopic cornuostomy for a left interstitial pregnancy was admitted for a vaginal delivery due to labor pains at 40 weeks gestation. A prolonged placental delivery, persistent abdominal pain, and hemorrhagic shock were noted after the delivery of the infant. An emergency laparotomy was carried out, and the diagnosis of a uterine rupture at the scar of a prior cornuostomy was confirmed.

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis complicating uteroplacental apoplexy.

Objective: Abruptio placentae induced by acute pancreatitis during pregnancy is very rare. We present a pregnant woman with a series of complications due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis.

Case Report: Presented herein is a 21-year-old, nulliparous woman at 33 weeks' gestation.